As for your property, I don't know how a deleading contractor can give you a quote without an inspection report. 

We usually do our construction without a general contractor and just GC it ourselves.   

If I do not desire the tenant or he does not want the increased rent I look for a new tenant for the rehabbed unit.  6) I move into the not rehabbed unit and start rehabbing it.  7) when I am done rehabbing it I refinance it pulling out hopefully all of my invested money (using contractors I usually get my down and part of my rehab cost but if you are doing much of the work yourself I think you may be able to get out all of your invested money 8) Use all that knowledge you have obtained to do it again with less mistakes trying for that homerun investment (I think most experienced So Cal RE investors have the Homerun deal: the type of deal you can potentially retire on).Here is also something you may not know: Commercial RE loans (5+ units) are more based on the numbers of the property than the numbers of the investor. 

Looking for a good local contractor or handyman to fix up a few things on a vacation rental property I’ve purchased in La Quinta.

House hacking is absolutely the best way to start and you start making connections with realtors, contractors, and learning basic property management skills.Definitely take advantage of all the free content on here, especially the  Finding Deals and the Strategy sections. 

I’m a masonry contractor and specialize in brick and foundation repairs so the repairs aren’t an issue at all it’s just that no bank wants to finance a home needing those kind of repairs.

Hello all,So I'm new-ish and attempting to stay in-line with standard forums etiquette here:I don't want to post in the wrong areas and derail subjects/conversations, so say I'm looking to reach out to local handymen/contractors for a possible rehab, where is the best place to do that within the BP forums?  

I give specific paint color codes or paint names to my contractors and PM.

And managing employees/maintenance/contractors.

Good luck finding a good contractor to work with!