Or what type of vendor to call in to fix it?

Ok, brutal honesty @Kyle Doherty.......I got a feeling you showed up to a gun fight with a spoon when negotiated with this builder.

I recently purchase a mix use Property where I will have residents and commercial tenants and my insurance wont insure the property will love some contacts for insurance that insure this type of properties 

How does the general contractor makes sure he gets compensated, what type of contract would he need ?

What type of property are you looking to buy?

Based on this recent experience, I have lost all the faith on these types of rent collections platforms.. 

My question is, if this is a deal that makes sense I do not have a lot of cash on hand - what type of lending would I be able to get or should I look for to buy and renovate this property.

It's good to meet another born and raised Chicagoan in the forums.I've found that the best thing is to stick to what you know, in terms of the areas and the types of projects you work on.

If you are under $2500 for taxes to me that is winning on price - just make sure they know real estate and your type of Real estate

Each group tends to go after certain types of properties.