From house hunting, to house building.If anyone can recommend a contractor in Greater Lisbon area, I'm happy to hear it :-)

When my contractor went without me they kept him waiting over 2 hours then told him something completely inaccurate and they take no accountability for how they can literally destroy peoples lives and finances.

Also, I have heard success stories of folks finding good contractors at the home improvement stores early in the AM.

I frequent the MKE events.Leverage Your Skills: Highlight your project management expertise and strong contractor relationships when negotiating deals.

However, what I would suggest based on your expertise as a contractor is going into a semi-fixer upper and make minor repairs to boost equity as well as savings. 

Between the contractor that scammed me and the break in, this project has gone on for about five months longer than it should, and I have depleted my savings making the interest payments all the way up until I have zero money. 

If they aren't taller than two floors, you might not be able to go up.I thought about that and mentioned it to the Contractor.

However, the City initiated the "Buy Into Baltimore" open bid program (which we're interested in participating) through which you can bid/buy city-owned abandoned/vacant properties for redevelopment/resale.The problem is, there are so many blighted neighborhoods in Baltimore, it's tough to know where to start.

Bring in a trusted contractor : to assess the current property and how much will it cost to get everything up to code (if any)... 5.

We have good managers, good contractors, good attorneys, and (if I do say do myself) some good agents.So... that's the good.The bad?