The paperwork with getting the contractors lined up, etc was a pain but I think some banks make that part of the process easier than others.

A lot has to do with your income, though.A quick google pulls this up: http://leadsafestlouis.com/services.htmSteve, I had the same thing in my class - a contractor who found out the hard way.

As @Steve Babiak suggests I would research a little bit on french drain systems with sump pumps and get pricing from a contractor on those.

They are not easy to put together while being in compliance.It's much easier to put together a conventional loan than any installment contract or L/O when you have a buyer who needs to address qualifiation issues for financing at a later date.

I want to keep good relationships with the contractors and not lead them on by telling them I will be rehabbing it.

If you are thinking of flipping in a resort area, many of the contractors with a history in the resort area are millionaires.

#3 - As Tim G. suggested - do YOU (the wholesaler) have the deals under contract or is this a daisy chain that may get out of control.

Inspections and contractor bids can all be done by the end buyer.

I would be working on the apartment building along with the contractors.

I know I can't repair houses unless I hire a contractor from the USA.