Don't hesitate to let me know if you'd like an invitation to AVID Investors - An Idaho Real Estate Investor's Club.

He has invited me to go out to Dallas-Fort Worth to view possible purchases (before I go I'll make a list of what exactly to look for in those properties). 

Sent you a message/invite Derek.

Maybe I'll throw a party and All BP people are invited. 

:Yes...but the more hoops people have to go through to get the $$ the less likely they will....and if I'm paying anyone, its the shed builder.....And I wish it was a easy as "talk to the judge" to work out a deal to pay the shed builder.... they aren't that accessible and they aren't going to deviate much from the decision they made in court that day that you are liable to the tenant for the $$, so you pay them.....Tell him you'll meet him at a set place to give him the money and invite the builder along for a 'free lunch' :) 

this topic is near and dear to my heart and i can go on and on forever and praise some contractors and ***** about most of them. but here's the short version:2 yrs ago i took @jscott's SOW and tailored it to fit my needs. put details, descriptions, and invited about 7 contractors (from what i can remember). - most of them rolled it like a newspaper while i was talking to him and didn't look at it (was 3 pages long). they only listened while i was showing them around- some looked at it, put it in their folder and listened to me talking- 1 took notes on itThe outcome:- some didn't give me quotes at all- the quotes i got were VERY expensive. there was one that was 300% more than what i was gettingMy thoughts are that they knew i was a "big" company which means, i have big money, which means i have lawyers, which means i will go after them, which means, they jack up the prices to protect themselves when i do go after that. 

@Al Phillips, I have just been invited to purchase a similar business - really, just the property management contracts on 70 single-family home - and I was wondering how this worked out for you.

Invite the police to help clear a way for your contractors if that would be of any help. 

Before I go to a particular house for their fatigue day cookout, I'll tell them to invite their co-workers that are staying in motels to come to the party. 

There's always a great atmosphere for sharing information and networking.