There are many suppliers of building materials, and prices can vary greatly.

One that looks promising is Sun Valley Supply and I'd bet if they aren't getting drywall from a big box store then they are likely going somewhere like this.Something to keep in mind is with a supplier like this your multiplier (discount) is generally based on relationship and volume.  

My supplier has it in development but I thought it was released last week, my bad.

I like to pay for the materials directly to the supplier.

In fact, McDonald's changed their Ketchup supplier recently because the ketchup company hired a new CEO that has ties to their competitors.So while I wish everyone well, I get angry when I give info to someone and rather than thanking me, they compete with me.

While the "surprises" were a major contributor to the overrun, extra time spent building our floating subfloor played a part as did the slide in the Canadian dollar this spring which provided suppliers with a justification to raise prices (even on domestic products).You cannot always plan for the unimaginable, but it is why we set aside a CAPEx reserve out of cash-flow each month.  

Cavco, Fleetwood, Silvercrest, and Hallmark are not companies that we have ever used as a supplier.

What I have found is a good source of an education and knowing where local suppliers are is to get contractors to come out and give me a bid.

Sounds like a good plan.Now you need to open commercial accounts at HD and Lowes, join a local REIA to take advantage of their supplier discounts, talk to an insurance agent, make sure your credit bureaus are in good shape, get pre-qualified, buy a property and talk your friends and family into helping with the re-hab.Good Luck.

We figure with the amount of foot traffic going up and down those steps from the contractors that now was the best time to get that doneOur granite supplier works about 10 days out so we went today and picked out the granite we will be using, which will be St.