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27 July 2018 | 24 replies
If you have no idea read books and ask contractors.
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8 August 2018 | 6 replies
I was a mortgage broker from 2004-2009, my father is a contractor and I have several friends that are realtors - so, the industry as a whole is not new to me.
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23 July 2018 | 7 replies
Definitely what I see investors run into most often is not doing enough homework on the back end and getting crazy numbers from contractors that are just unrealistic!
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30 July 2018 | 5 replies
When it comes to a good contractor... there are a ton of them out there.
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12 July 2018 | 44 replies
You do not have an expense for management (I assume you are self managing) Also you do not have electric, water, or gas bills factored in.
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12 July 2018 | 9 replies
We found out when the electric company called to put service back in our name.
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10 July 2018 | 1 reply
How much sweat equity should I give to the contractor who helps me fix the property and manage the entire work from project management to actual labor?
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11 July 2018 | 0 replies
What I am nervous about is the leach field, some hidden issue that was just covered up in the flip (foundational or electrical) and those da** dogs!
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12 July 2018 | 3 replies
What I am nervous about is the leach field, some hidden issue that was just covered up in the flip (foundational or electrical) and those da** dogs!
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12 July 2018 | 1 reply
You will make a lot of friends here as a Contractor, everyone is always looking for someone with the experience, self included.