Louis, in a message, and thinking about my answer made me think about the bigger picture -- that I’ve chosen to work and help revitalize this city for a number of reasons.

Keep up the great work and maintain that FIRE & PASSION.

After a few successful rehabs, and through my networking efforts, I then was approached by a few individuals looking for me to put their money & credit to work, and the rest, is history.Now, I find myself looking to do 45 rehabs this year, with a TREMENDOUS team behind me – a real estate brokerage with some GREAT investor-friendly agents, a coaching program with incredibly motivated & deserving students, a short sale company that specializes in helping homeowners go through the tough change in their lives (that I went through only a short 5 years ago), a tight in-house property management company that oversees my out of state acquisitions, a full-service investment servicing company for my fantastic investors & partners, and even a couple Edible Arrangements stores, for differentiation and to keep my Mom happy.

I do all GC and Carpentry/Paint work and only hire out electrician and plumbers which are family members.

Low expanding foam is more useful around windows and doors as squeezing fiberglass into the space is more work and does not offer as good as wind barrier.

Or get him to lend and you do most the work and split 50/50 and make sure he doesnt charge interest. 

There are definitely ways to make it work, and as long as you're making the payments the bank will stay happy. 

Although he owns a real estate company, he also owns a very active contracting business and understands the numbers.Unless this is a niche you intend to work and develop expertise, I'd probably pass on it.Rule #2 of investing (after the guy who's got the gold...): "Never play the other man's game".

They all work and have their pros and cons - I would say do some free trials and go from there.

Lots of questions come to mind including how to find a contractor that is does decent work and won't rip you off.