yes, but generally these funds are allocated to redevelopers, not small investors.

Will,I have a small construction management firm that works almost exclusively with private investors on RE development deals.

I recently started a home improvement company - albeit mostly to get my sparsely-employed-as-of-late-contractor-boyfriend off the couch..( He is great at what he does, not so at sales, marketing, follow up, paperwork, keeping books, which I am now handling, along with some light assistance to actual physical work)...Anyway I'm starting my first rehab shortly and was planning to just do the work (it's a light job) between he, I and maybe another guy we know.

As a tile contractor I will tell you to tile before the cabinets go in.

I have no idea how to put together a realistic contract or what to do next!

I have been a general contractor for over ten years and have recently decided to invest in real estate fix and flips.

It really depends on how long the permitting process is going to take for what you plan to do.I have been involved with projects where the property didn't close until after all permits were obtained, the plans had already been sent out for bids and the contractor had been selected.

He pointed out that those guys made much less than I did and that if I hired a roofing contractor their employees made less than me.I pointed out that while those guys earned less individually they would have 6-10 of them on the roof which probably added up to what I earned and that I had NEVER seen a "roofer" install a roof correctly.

The contractors will be done with their part before the end of February.

A friend of mine did buy something very similar to what you describe.He's a contractor/ metal fabricator / salesman...bought a broken foundation building in a small town in Michigan, Has rebuilt the thing to code including a kitchen ,with a good portion of barter work, and 3 years later is getting closer all the time.