when your hide you hand, the im a contractor from bklyn ny (still here) and im thinking on starting rehabbing and flipping in south florida. its all dried up nyc. i cant tell you how many times people here will haggle with me on price using poor mouthing.... then they are having material shipped from Switzerland for me to install... not always from there but u get the gist.it creates problems for me as i have to change order them rather than give them a price for everything prior. all to save a buck and make a buck...but it ends up costing them more later. where would be a good place to looking for property, around 500k?..

I think big value for houses in TX that ship has sailed years ago.

And he wasn't poor either, he had a fairly important managerial job at a big shipping line.

We couldmove in Aug 2 (after cleaning was done).Three days before we are to fly home (and ourbelongings are on a ship), the PM tells the tenantwon't move out.

Now I ship it directly to the person who moves the furniture for me.I started with 1 house worth of furniture- 1 living room set, 1 dining room set, 2 bathrooms, assorted small stuff, wall hangings.

But I think you're right, I'm cheap, I was just in Sears Outlet and I tried to get free shipping and walked out b/c I didn't get it lol, at least now I can comparison shop!

If you do have something else, you might consider easing into wholesaling and making sure you can replace your current income before you burn the ships and commit to it full time.Really only you can answer this question.

While beign stationed on a ship that gets deployed, I've hired PM companies.

@Chris HarrisI feel like this would have been a different conversation 5 years or so ago, but that ship has sailed.  

Maybe an online marketing products business (fulfilled by Amazon to avoid inventory and shipping work) could get you where you want to go with less exposure.