John,Good to have you on board.

All high quality discussion forums require moderation and our board is no different!

Also frequent boards like this one and network all the time.

Check out the boards here frequently (there's a lot to learn here) and GET INVOLVED in your local REI groups. 

Looks like they put on some sort of foam board for the backing.

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I'd recommend speaking to some of us on the board here such as @Natalie Kolodij or @Jake Hottenrott

Get connected and reach out to potential candidates for your main team deal finder, lender, contractor, and property manager.Make sure your wife is on board as well, as unaligned goals between spouses can disrupt a relationship.Good luck!

General contractor, Pennsylvania, I paid him a deposit for some work but then the job fell through (failed inspection)Okay, for General Contractors, first check and see if he is licensed https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/LicensingServic...then you let him know, in writing, that he has 30 days (give a specific date) to refund the deposit or you will be contacting the state board of licensing.Then if he doesn't pay up,  you contact the state licensing board and ask how to file a claim against his bond. 

In one of my properties there is about 2 to 3 square feet of of mold on the base boards and the drywall just above the baseboards behind the vanity, under the sink's plumbing.The visible parts of the plumbing are not leaking.