It's pretty easy to see by these posts who has worked with General Contractors successfully and those who have not.When folks condemn a whole profession because they've been "burned" at some point in the past, it just shows how ignorant they are.Of course you need to research whomever you are considering working with and General Contractors are very easy to assess once you know what to look for.Instead of complaining after the fact, get better at conducting your own due diligence.Contractors, like ANY profession has some bad players, BUT it's your fault if you haven't done the proper research.Just a thought.

(I went to UofM Dearborn so I have basketball players rent out the bottom unit)The only thing that made it hard in Dearborn was how high insurance and property taxes are.

If you were a baseball player, you start in the minors, then go the the big leagues. 

Side-skirting booking engines from the big players like Travelclick and Synxis would be a huge money saver.  

That way you learn some of the players and systems. 

Obviously I have little information to go on but my gut suspects they are game players and they think once they are in the house they will be able to leverage the problems and live there free for a long time.

If your not a big player.

They will know the players (sponsors, lenders, investors) who are active in your type of deal. 

I believe there was another thread on this topic floating around were some local smaller player companies were mentioned.

Private money lender will give the same terms on either property, so financing is not a player.