There is a guy down the street from my shop who has a tree company , original mortgage was $ 425.000  ( bought in 2004 ) he hasnt made a payment in 4 years .

So it is a busy season... contractors often don't return calls. you book appointments with them  and they never show up , or show up gives a bid and then say they actually  booked...I have two properties in Kansas City right now that needs exterior and interior paint job.its about 4000-4500 budget for eachI purchase all paintfinally two  contractors bid and ready to do it but  insist on getting 1000 to 2000 upfront  for each property before they start .I am not too excited paying someone I dont know those amounts.can any of you who are experience in rehabs have a creative solution not to losethose contractors but reduce the risk?

Hard for me to say that, but I'm getting deals, and I'm not sure how to sell them... freeks me out so much I have to work really hard finding solutions. 

Do people know that you are in the business of solving problems, and providing solutions for difficult properties & situations?  

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Spray foam may be a good solution for the cap but ask the spray foam folks what they typically do on roof foam insulation jobs for venting.

You can always find an alternative solution - a buddy of mine rents a car when he needs a 4 door, but that seems pretty cost ineffective to me. 

I'll detail out some of the build over a couple posts, but here is a sneak peak of the finished project.Since I didn't have much experience in land development, AND I couldn't really get a good feel for the lay of the land because of all the trees...I only budgeted 5k for extra dirt to make the lot "buildable", well over 130 TRUCK LOADS of dirt and 27k later did I finally end up with a lot fit for a house!

Good realtors are very pragmatic people whose talent should be to figure out reasonable solutions to situations like this. 

I don't really know the cost of installing cans, but since it will require rewiring, I expect it will probably cost ~$500 vs <$100 for pendant lights & using the existing wiring & touch up paint.I was wondering about some sort of mixed solution too, though I'm still unsure if ROI will justify the increased in cost.