Good luck and great job taking the first stepsThanks Chris, I am in the process of trying to find a few handymen or specific trade works (plumber, electrician, etc.) now so I can have them ready when the need arises.

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The former is an investor, the latter is someone trading.

Trade war stories?

An outsized percentage of them are guys who never quite made it in the trades and decided to get their home inspector's license to supplement a not-so-steady income from other sources.

A good day is $1000 or more, Trading for two hours in the mornings.

With plans calling for a 3/3 unit and 2-2/2 units and similar triplexes trading north of 750k this is a home run investment to keep in his portfolio.

Did you submit your drawings, find licensed contractors for all trades to do the paperwork? 

If you have more of an appetite for leverage, then I think you trade up into better quality, higher appreciation assets; however, life does not exist on a spreadsheet.

It is the hired trades that are required to be licensed.