This will be our first subject to deal with a wrap so we are looking to ensure that we have the numbers correct before we engage an attorney to draft up our documents. 

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It's a shell game. :) Really?

Of course, as soon as I signed on, I was handed off to someone else who was not nearly as nice or engaged. 2) Those are my thoughts as well, but I think there's a minimum amount, as well.

You may be able to find one to squeeze an initial consult, engagement letter signing, tax organizing, document transfer, and tax prep into their schedules, but I'd be really surprised.

You are right, contractors do not need to be certified, but they need a lot of qualifications to run this loan successfully, I a not talking about 1x, I am talking about hundreds of times, with dozens running simultaneous, you want that type of experience, because that contractor has the proper resources to carry the project financially, competent staff to run and hit the timelines, and engage with the complexity of the appraisals, inspections, consultants, it can be daunting, if you do not have the proper infrastructure, you will not have a pleasant experience, the resource you reference, is very legit, they do a very exhaustive screening on contractors, they verify financials, background and experience, but I am not arguing with your point, you are correct.

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