The GC's I know seem to be geared towards more high end/custom home finishes.

While working a utility issue with the PM and tenant, I was informed out of the blue by my property manager (who also had found and vetted the tenant) last week that the tenant had actually finished out the basement.

And an investor that is buying finished, move-in ready homes at or above market rate will likely not be an investor for very long unless they have a very specific gameplan.Also, there is no way an investor can compete with the homebuyer who sees a beautiful porch and thinks to themselves, "oh that is a lovely feature, let's up my offer by $10K because it's so pretty."

I am renovating a 17 unit apartment in the Muncie area and my general contractor may not be able to finish.

One key advantage I could see in a new neighborhood is simply the free exposure of buyers interested in the new subdivision especially if you can offer better finish or a more appealing design than the competition if it's all fairly cookie-cutter. 

My wife and I just purchased our first home with 203k loan the bank gave half to the contractor and gave us the run around we are now about a month and a half in and this contractor did not pull permits as asked and consistanly asking us to make cuts that were not on bid i've had 3 contractors come in and say no more than 2000 has been spent and he has half of the money and says he is all out of money we have bought the appliances even though they were in budget when we talked to bank they say they are not responsible for the contractor money if it is deficient from the amout it takes to finish we asked them this before we closed and why they were giving so much upfront. they said thats how it is. what can i do now because the money we have to fix the house is held at bank and they will not release unless project is at 50 percent and the other bids we are waiting on say he is about 10 to 15 percent and they have to redo his work as well. the bank says just come up with the money what are our legal recoruses to get house finished. the only thing the bank says we can do is arbitration. 

I'm finishing up my 4th book since the beginning of the year so I was looking for another.  

This will help you navigate your way to the finish line.Best of Luck!

You cannot 1031 the sale of your primary residence and you can't buy (at least immediately) a primary residence to finish a 1031 exchange.  

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