Option two would be to have items repaired by licensed contractors to acceptable construction standards verified by an inspector of your choice after work completed and before settlement is done.

And Maybe use DD to get a second opinion from a contractor re : 3 car garage.

We talked to several banks and found one very large bank that would rap the rehab with the mortgage the problem with this bank is they were very difficult to work with especially for the contractors.

We still want to enjoy our current lives after all, haha.

I enjoy networking and meeting like-minded people!

A little about me, I'm a full-time woodworker looking to add some value and benefit from a relationship with either a new investor or someone more seasoned that needs help rehabbing properties themselves without using a general contractor.

Everything the contractors get in order to give a bid, we would need to see.

Wife is frightful about getting burned by contractors, agents and just not knowing what all is involved. 

I am currently looking for a contractor for a flip that I am working on for the interior of a townhouse.

Is it an attractive arrangement when a contractor would pay for all rehab costs (per investors plan) on a property an investor buys, to give first refusal option to contractor to buy the house at ARV minus the rehab costs?