He has walked through the unit several times, visited a kitchen supplier with us, and done some legwork with the town on permitting.

I am in Wilmington NC, putting the final touches on my first flip, and I am stuck on a problem.I need to replace 2 corner pieces of vinyl siding and I cannot find the right size anywhere in town or even through special order.My corners are 3.5" and every supplier in town has 3" and/or 4" and that's all they can special order too.

Here all NG suppliers charge $40-45 for the privilege of having service.

I am new to real estate, but I have been in the construction industry for the past three years as a drywall supplier so I do have some local commercial and residential contractor connections in the coastal NC area.

So, good to know all your bigger Oregon suppliers will send out pre lein notices.. 

In DC, you can't GC at all without a license.Also, I wouldn't say that GC'ing yourself will be cheaper--in many cases, since established GC's have longstanding relationships with subcontractors and suppliers, they can actually provide you cost savings over performing the project yourself.

Get a couple more quotes, plus compare material prices with some suppliers in the area  It’s hard to determine whether the price is fair because the nature of the project and the sizes are unknown.

@Chinmay J. it could also be simple economies of scale, since you said its a very small mom and pop shop they may be more expensive than a larger company with better rates from suppliers or pure labor rates.

Just like you, you’re in business make a profit from your property, as is your contractor, all your suppliers, and even the city.

Do you get materials at Home Depot or do you use some type of supplier?