Like what David Greene said, I'm going to pay a bonus if job is completed early, and impose penalties if job is not completed by deadlineI personally don't use this idea anymore my contactors, but we have good communications and have established great rapport over the years.

Additionally, it's good to see if there's a way you can add value--say that you want a wholesaling mentor; maybe you'd offer to help them send mailers, to assist them in communicating with potential buyers/sellers, etc.

Bad communication.

Managing and working on a property for a few years will teach you a lot more than all those underwater basket weaving and interpersonal communication classes will anyway lol.Anyway hope that helps, and again, good luck!

The first issue is communication.  

They have the best customer service and communication I’ve encountered.

Haven’t done a lot of investing (2 rentals), but my lesson is don’t let a PM get away with poor communication.  

From there it took four months of communication before they agreed upon a price.

From there it took four months of communication before they agreed upon a price.

It took a lot of smooth talking and communication to keep everything going.ARV appraisal came back significantly lower then what we needed.