Generally I've found that if you find one reputable company and continue to use them they'll be more prone to wave some of those show up fees.As far as new appliances are concerned, I've been using Lowes. 

While you may choose to refer to them as something other than contractors, they most certainly are contractors.

Are you hiring a reputable home inspector?

If you can buy from a reliable turn key provider with great reputation for THE SAME or CHEAPER THAN you can buy it, renovate it and place the tenant yourself, then it may be a great route.We have excellent financing sources and other vendors that might be really helpful for you too.Welcome to Bigger Pockets, and Happy Networking.

My hope in choosing a town need is that I can use it for leverage to get approval possibly. 

I also wouldn't mind if you passed along any that you choose not to do yourself!

You're still taxed on your profits regardless of what you then choose to spend them on.If through investments, then it is going to depend on whether or not you've structured this as a 1031 exchange.  

Also if you choose the lender title service you get your title policy for free.There is only 2 options for getting the occupants to leave , (1) cash for possession (2) writ of possession  court order.

It's like choosing a wife when you've only met one woman.  

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