@John Mason, good to know.  

1) Should I file the claim now to 'get in line' prior to knowing the extent of the damages?

I'm in, just let me know where? 

- How do you assess the market and identify red flags?

I feel like thats the first thing I need to know in my planning.

I contacted the insurance professional to find out how to protect myself in case of something happening.

So the question is have you guys ever used a hard money lender before do you recommend it or just figure out how to get the cash yourself or find properties that can go for conventional if the seller even considers it I own a contracting company and a moving/junk company so our projects I know for a fact I can do at a fraction of the cost as most investors but still I’m getting out bid to no end where I can’t see the money at all I’m not sure what there seeing but that’s a whole other story Anyways would love to hear from you guys if you used hard money lenders before and what to be careful with I’m just trying to see all my options Thank you in advance 

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How I have structured these in the past is if he is coming with all of the capital and you are handling everything else than a 50/50 split is fair.

I'd be curious to know.