You never know where you're going to catch a fish!

So I am  general contractor and as far as negotiating bids I would just say this..You always catch more bees with honey as you would using salt. having said I that it's all about communication..just communicate..i know that if you were to come back to me and tell me that im too high that you had to be a lower on this or that..i would just ask you where do u need to be and let you know hey look..just tell me  where u need to be and if its reasonable then we can work on it...prices are really not always the same.materials cost more or less due to seasons a weather, etc so sometimes there is more room than next..One thing to keep in mind though is the old saying you got what you pay for!!

I will try to catch up with my investor who builds -> does rent to own -> sells ....all at a profit.  

Do you think people will want to see the renovated photos?

Take lots of photos. 

The catch is he wants 10g extra for this "turnkey" package - sort of like he's selling his former business to me, on top of the price of the actual duplex.

I am thinking of forms like:-Purchase agreements-Title Insurance-Property mgmt agreements-Closing documents-Anything & everything else you can think of...While I'm still early on in my journey and don't have a bunch of properties to catch up on, I want to try to get things in order and sort everything out.  

For reasons not really related to the market we are playing catch up on rehabs and turnovers for the most part.

Good, clear photos of your vacancies are your best friend.If you're finding tenants on your own, simply post your ads to both Craigslist and Zillow (which will crosspost to other sites such as HotPads, etc)

Just shoot me a private message if want to catch upThanks!