If you are replacing the systems and you have it down to the studs I would absolutely recommend you take note of all insulation types used and where, air sealing, and building envelope materials - get a contractor who specializes in "heating systems", not just a plumber, and have them do a heat loss calculation so the new system can be designed and sized appropriately.

Many universities (like the UC system’s “concurent enrollment” in California) will let you take classes for credit without even applying for admission.I personally do not think that just reading a book is the same value as taking a university course because when you take a class you will be forced to really study the material, grapple with it, work with it on exams and projects, etc.Economics 101 - macro or micro.

I scan everything to an external hard drive and ditch the paperwork.  

I hope you got permits and he pulled it, or a time and material guarantee, if not, good luck, bumpy road ahead.Spider web cracks is not acceptable to me, one or two "hairline" cracks is, and certainly not within the first 3 months.

Additionally they have more resources, such as cheaper sources of materials and labor, since they have their people on staff and buy in bulk.It's not easy to win a bidding frenzy.

In addition to typically offering better pricing on appliances than the retail stores, they also have access to tons of other materials we use in the multifamily industry.

Check out his educational (and entertaining) material.

P.S: I'm taking my time in going through the beginner material and it's a good launch pad!

This post is for the newbies on here that can’t seem to find that key ingredient to actually transition everything they learned from BiggerPockers (and external sources) to actually buying their first house.My Profile: (prior to first house)1.About a year out of undergrad2.NO MONEY3.Fulltime Job4.NO prior real estate experience besides my handy dandy biggerpockets!

My specialization is historic materials/buildings and the tax credit application.