We saved up about $30k and bought a second duplex a few streets down that was bigger, full of mold, and had a couple of tweakers living next door. again, what could go wrong?

Just to make things even more interesting, it was completely gutted down to the studs and came with a squatter that had to be forcefully removed by the police (via shattering a glass patio door).

Just to make things even more interesting, it was completely gutted down to the studs and came with a squatter that had to be forcefully removed by the police (via shattering a glass patio door).

Just to make things even more interesting, it was completely gutted down to the studs and came with a squatter that had to be forcefully removed by the police (via shattering a glass patio door).

I'm not ready to stop at 12 doors but I'm strapped for cash and can't pull the equity out of my self directed IRA LLC. 

Pools are expensive and we just don’t want to open the door for any of that headache.

We don’t know what market and I’m still learning how to put in all the expenses I’m not sure exactly how to do or what goes into it.

Generally, materials are broken down into two categories:Rough Materials (lumber, nails, screws, brackets, piping, fittings, mortar, wiring, outlets, switches, drywall, etc.)Finish Materials (tile, grout, flooring, paint, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, door knobs, etc.)The way that I structure my contracts is that I buy the finish materials and have my Contractor provide all rough materials.I think it's strange your Contractor wants you to buy piping, brackets, etc, because I would classify that as rough materials.There's no way I would ever want to be responsible for buying all of the piping, fittings, elbows, p-traps, etc for my Contractor...I would be at Home Depot all day buying and returning stuff! 

Hand it to them or post it on the door - it matters not per law.

I get a lot of contractors through the Next Door app, perhaps try that.