I'm definitely not handy as in construction so I'm guessing thats where you were going. :-)  But yea, I think this is definitely going to call for some really unique negotiating.

And I'll bet with a little review class you could pass easily. 

Has anyone used the Menards home package? If so, is it a good deal or no?

My dad has been in the construction business basically his whole life and before I was born he was an apartment manager.

Hire college students to do the demo and I'll bet some of them can do most of the repairs.

I bought a duplex in 2017 and turned a 12' x 12' shed into a 12' x 24' rental cabin.  I'm looking for any insight on how others with a similar situation handled it for tax purposes.  I want to be sure to get my starti...

What, if any construction cost calculators or data bases do you all use when analyzing a deal?

If the work is not 100% complete by the end of the Escrow period, extension may implement a .50% (on total loan balance) extension fee that will cover an additional construction term of 60 days.

@Sean Cole  its regional for sure.. the ones I had in MS and AL  feed us the deals.. but lots of deals there ... its funny as we talk about this.. some parts of the country there are still plenty of deals others its very tight the deal ship has sailed and its basically pre 07 market.. one size does not fit all.in Oregon we have little to no OREO inventory anymore all those agents that specialized in it are out of business and back to doing regular real estate.. the foreclosures at court house that were 20 to 50 a week are down to 3 or 4.. with MASSIVE competition.. it all cycles that's for sure.. but I bet you can still roll into certain big cities and buy hang over inventory..

He has a good background in construction and helped us sell our recent flip (fast and over asking).