I am sayingA license is no guarantee of competence or our satisfactionA licensed contractor will cost more money but not necessarily add anything in terms of speed or qualityThe laws may require you to use a licensed personUsing an unlicensed person may add to your riskInsurance is a good idea for both you and the contractor and may be required by law. 

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Real Estate prices move up at glacial speeds, so you'll need one hell of an extended downturn.

I wonder what percentage of investors are looking to speed up acquisitions during this time vs. slow down or stay steady...I am in the steady to slow down camp right now.

When in reality the journey is the homes, the homes cross collateralized for the apartment buildings (or 1031'd), then you selling your expertise for a piece of larger projects with no cash in the game, then your training and education monies as you help people get up to speed.  

Maybe you want to replace it but you have some winter left see if servicing it gets it up to speed.

It's a different way of viewing lending, one that caters to the swift and often unpredictable nature of real estate transactions.One of the distinct advantages of hard money lending lies in its speed.

At 65 I am still at it full speed but do see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Speed and security is definitely 2 big ones.

Does anyone know any ways to either speed my progress besides cutting costs in my daily life (not because I don't want to, but because I've already done it)?