When a tenant requests an improvement, we consider it, and if we are in agreement, we hire a third party contractor to do the work.

I don’t think appreciation is as good a stick built and the way they are assemblied together makes them less desirable and prone to repair on the floor entry ways according to my contractor .

The blogs, podcasts, articles, and forum are excellent resources for you to learn and perfect whatever niche you are pursuing in real estate investing.Also, I would consider joining a real estate investment club in your area and network with other real estate investors and professionals in your area (appraisers, contractors, lenders, title rep, escrow agents, etc.).

Does anyone have recommendations on property management companies and general contractors in the Gardner/Fitchburg area?

James Rockhold, Rockhold Electric in Louisville 

They may not be willing to leverage as much or fully cover rehab for someone new especially if you're doing the work yourself and not with a GC or sub-contractors. 3.

Luckily my stepfather and uncle are both contractors , so a small rehab should be OK. 

I have held jobs such as working for one of the largest grocery chains in America (as a cashier lol) to picking up decedents as a independent contractor for funeral homes.

A few keys to quickness: Your contractor should be ready to demo the day you close and own the propertyYour lender should be included BEFORE you close on the house so he can make sure the HUD is optimal for extracting all your cashI put the property up for rent about halfway through rehab, once it starts to have the GLOW of opportunity ;) overall it was pretty easy.  

Being a consummate do-it-yourselfet and unable to clone myself, I've felt it wise to bring in some contractors on my 20 unit remodel.