Post licensing/continuing education costs, marketing/supplies costs, suprakey subscription (or whatever equivalent your association uses), etc. etc.

I am supplying ALL the materials but he has given me a proposal to do the work @ $2700.00The materials are estimated at around $1500 give or take.Take a look at the catwalk (it's fairly large_105 ft by 5ft wide)Let me know your initial thoughts on the job/price.

If it were me, I would do the following:- Remove the fake soffit above the cabinets - Free- Get new 36" Cabinets from Partners Home Supply (includes island and crown moulding) $2,000- New Countertops Granite Includes Undermount Sink - $1,200- New Appliances - $1,750- Tile Backsplash - $250- Tile Floors (In Kitchen) - $300- New lighting - $150- New faucet for sink - $75Total For Kitchen = $5,750As for the bathroom - New tub or shower pan - $350- Tile the walls - $270- Vanity Cab from Partners Home Supply to match kitchen - $110- Granite Top for Vanity - $150- New faucets and shower head w/ diverter and tub spout - $150- New tile floors - $100- New toilet - $150Total Bath = $1,130Total Renovation = 6,880** If you're not capable of doing this work on your own, most of it is quite easy.

So be conservative and aggressive in your search.Don't make a offer without a road trip to orlando.

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By being aggressive, asking lots of questions, and of course making some costly mistakes, I learned all the ins-and-outs of how to successfully invest anywhere outside of my backyard.

I am about to close on a flip property and I am trying to get all of the supplies in order before closing.

Trick is not to over leverage.Then you're not worried about cycles hurting you, but you're prepared to buy aggressively when cycles are in your favor.Time is in your favor.

@Julia BlytheI've purchased from there before and the unit is warrantied by the manufacturerIf a warrantied part goes bad, I can have my HVAC guy take it to a supply house that sells goodman products and get a new part I've found that acwholesalers is oftentimes cheaper than the supply houses or that they will match the price of acwholesalers acwholesalers also sometimes has coupon codes you can enter to get 5-10% off

I've used box traps (reasonably priced at Tractor Supply) baited with tuna successfully.