I have a handy man, he is basically sub contract he gets paid anywhere between $400 to $800 a week, depending what I have him doing.

@Jonathan Paz that’s great advice man I’m gonna work our some numbers with my wife this weekend and see what we want to do.

I think I should just add a friend or a relative and give them 1% or something...Should that 1% be reflected in the articles of incorporation?

@Silvia FunezThere are lots of different kinds of countertops including Quarts and man made stone.

SMART tv in the living rooms, basic cable in the bedrooms, gas or charcoal grill, indoor and outdoor manly type of entertainment (poker table, darts, fire pit, horse shoes), and lots and lots of artwork that I can not post a picture of on here without the post being removed.

I’m assuming that the on staff handy man would take care of the ins and outs? 

Still rented out.Final numbers/budget break-down are shown in excel below.Final Renovation Budget Dec 2017Key lessons learned>Incorporate security into renovation plans>>Allocate budget for fencing, securing perceived weak points and window coverings >>Time is money – I could have subcontracted a lot of this work out very early on and finished the house in <4wks vs letting it stretch out over seven months, two break-ins and a hurricane, not to mention lost rental income (could have rented the bedrooms out starting in late April vs mid-July)Stuff I can do now that I couldn’t before>Install flooring and baseboard (market rate is $2-3 sq ft for labor)>Remove a toilet, floor a bathroom and install a new toilet in <90minutes>Remove/Install sinks>Repair exterior housing>Backsplash tilingNow for the before & after photosScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.04.11 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.04.25 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.03.56 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.05.21 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.04.55 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.06.24 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.06.16 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.06.08 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.04.40 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.05.37 AMLIVINGBEFOREAFTERScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 6.50.41 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 6.50.50 And the final professional photos - not bad for a $24k rehab!

Jesse,Man, I can feel the stress in your post. 

March 6th AM: I earn another booking from a young man who says he is originally from Houston and coming back into town for a night to visit his friends.

I found a 69 year old man who is retired and has a pension and Soc Sec.