Our company is planning to open a new service for RE investors in residential clients and perhaps property management companies, according to our employee pool, most of them work at residential short term remodels (3 days to 4 weeks) on the side if we are between jobs (waiting for award or notice to proceed or still bidding). 

This was for a 150 board remodel.  

A cheaper way to go if on a crawl space, is find the main stack under the toilet.

That is unless you want knocks on your door in the wee hours of the morning about clogged toilets, leaks, or if they can pay their rent late.Best to be just another joe mowing the yard for extra cash.

I don't know of a local General, but I just remodeled a restaurant and I can tell you subs I would NOT use.

Over the years I have found that doing your own rehab/remodel is very different than working for a client.

They will only do 80% LTV of contract price or appraisal (whichever is less) by the letter of their policies, but on our last deal (4 months ago) the one did 80% LTV of appraised value, which came in significantly higher than contract price, giving us about $20k cash out for remodeling expenses.It is certainly a touch-and-go market with the well-established players who have good credit and a clean history still able to do deals.

Our remodeling company has seasonal ups and downs that correspond to RE seasonal changes.

Rich, I think the ability to raise rents has a lot more to do with what other rents are in the area, and not so much with your own vacancy rate.You may be full, not because you are cheaper, but because you've remodeled and everything is fresh and new.

So with that said it doesn't scare me one bit.The first house I bought I had no idea about remodeling.