Will you want the person to provide labour services only, or material and labour?

Hi John Anderson - I am looking to start interviewing contractors for personal investments.

I personally would suggest raising the rent and adding in a higher Vacancy buffer, especially if you check the local rental rates and see its plausible based of comps.

In my personal investing, I've found that my  best opportunities for creative financing come when I'm able to speak directly with the seller.

I purchased my first personal home in 2012 and sold it earlier this year.

Baltimore scares the hell out of me, personally.  

3) What if I do a big fix on my own personal residence (treat it like a luxury flip) prior to selling? 

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If you're going to be in Augusta this week, I'd suggest hitting the local REIA meeting to meet some investor friendly agents and local investors in person.  

My personal credit is nearing 800, and our businesses have established relationships with several banks' commercial departments where all of the financial responsibilities have been met over time on our part, but I didn't know if ultimately, an entity could have an independent credit rating.I have an account at a local lumber yard that reports to Dunn and Bradstreet, but upon further research, Dunn and Bradstreet didn't appear to hold much weight from the brief digging that I did.