The remodeling process took us about 2.5 weeks with three helpers.

Does anyone have an example of joining with other buy-and-hold investors in their area to employ a handyman (and possibly a helper ) to cut maintenance costs?

I made a mistake of going with a contractor that my tenant recommended who was a helper for the DEMO.

Sometimes, he has a helper with him.

Similar to the FUD factor.Fear of making a bad deal because of ignorance of what I NEED to know to make an educated decision(s).I am quickly fixing the ignorance part with lots of reading of RE books and with the excellent info and helpers on Bigger Pockets.Soon oh very soon deals will be made :) Actually I am in the process of building my "team" for RE deals.

Typically my sparkies will send a mechanic and a helper for $190 per hr and they get a whole lot done in a day.

Your young helpers follow with simple tools and a broom after hauling out the pad.

What I mean by this is they make their money when a tenant leaves and they fill a new lease, they make money on late fees.Appreciate the feedback, any other tips to help Eric and myself?

I have been handing over wholesale buyers to MAJOR sellers / brokers for at least 20 years and have not made a DIME in Real Estate and Commercial Real Estate as a BIRD DOG, BIRD DOG helper, BIRD DOG asst., or plain old BIRD DOG, regardless of whether I signed an NDA, CA, or anything like it with the seller / broker.

There's are whole streets of duplexes in my target area built like this.Small places like the ones I'm describing, the roof, gutters, and chimney aren't particularly dangerous or complex for a single skilled handyman with Craigslist helpers to replace and maintain very cheaply.