BTW: Before you ask, no most landlords do not supply these items in my area.

You have got to meet the tenant at the paint store and agree on a choice of paint because if you go by their swatches they'll switch colors and material on you.

BTW when you hire an attorney one of the discussions should be is when you want them to memorialize items and when you don’t… These guys and gals will charge you a ton to write down the conversation the two of you had.

We're not trying to sell you anything here (despite having a store full of products) . . . we really just want people to help one another to learn and improve themselves.

I WONT lift a hammer until you either give me 1/2 upfront or what I have been doing lately is have the investor deposit ALL the funds into a bank account with both my name and the investors name on the account----He cant pull it with out my signature and visa-versa And honestly as far as letting the investor buy the materials -- HA -- All the average investor sees is the "pretty" side of things not the working end of things, and becides sometimes you have no idea "whats behind that wall" so 9 out of 10 times the investor dosent buy the right items, enough items or whats really needed to put the project together.I'll be more than happy to go to the Home Depot and get everything ordered, shopped, picked up and I may even deliver it ( usually have Home Depot deliver it...more money out of your pocket !)

I found the perfect building, but the banks are not into loaning me money for the store AND building.

Get familiar with road names, towns, little stores.

I contacted a mortgage broker I was referred to by a coworker and after sending in some documents he sent back an itemization sheet with the loan costs and other figures.

Here's the scenario:I am the Realtor/Investor (all cash)My contractor partner is going to act as the General for some items (plumbing/electrical/HVAC/Roofing/garage door/carpet) and will do the other work himself(roof tear off/siding/5 windows/exterior trim/interior trim,minor interior framing/1 full bathroom rehab/, ect.).

Back in 2008 for instance, during the Acai craze (while I was making $12 per hour underemployed in a shoe store, d'oh!)