So it is a busy season... contractors often don't return calls. you book appointments with them  and they never show up , or show up gives a bid and then say they actually  booked...I have two properties in Kansas City right now that needs exterior and interior paint job.its about 4000-4500 budget for eachI purchase all paintfinally two  contractors bid and ready to do it but  insist on getting 1000 to 2000 upfront  for each property before they start .I am not too excited paying someone I dont know those amounts.can any of you who are experience in rehabs have a creative solution not to losethose contractors but reduce the risk?

Hard for me to say that, but I'm getting deals, and I'm not sure how to sell them... freeks me out so much I have to work really hard finding solutions. 

Do people know that you are in the business of solving problems, and providing solutions for difficult properties & situations?  

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Spray foam may be a good solution for the cap but ask the spray foam folks what they typically do on roof foam insulation jobs for venting.

You can always find an alternative solution - a buddy of mine rents a car when he needs a 4 door, but that seems pretty cost ineffective to me. 

OP, research your building code... maybe a GFI or GFCI solution exists.

It will take some testing to get things to where you have an optimal marketing solution, and the market will always be changing as well.

Many parts of the country have experienced 4 to 4.5% rent growth and 3% vacancy but it has been for the past 12 to 18 months.Historically looking at cycles an data that figure is not sustainable long term.

And the counter top is huge, the DW is about in the middle of a roughly 18 foot span.I thought about removing a section of the counter top and replacing it with perhaps a butcher block feature but I am not sure how that would look and it is right next to the sink.Should would appreciate any solutions that the BP family might have to offer.Thanks in advance, Dan