I have not put any in my units but strongly considering it for a 2 family I have but did add 4 two bedroom apartments to an apartment building recently ( space was commercial) and the hvac contractor installed 3 units per apartment ( 1 in living space and 1 in each bedroom) the construction went through the winter and those units kept the apartments nice and warm.

Of course I kept all the material receipts and paid my father and the handymen but I did not hire a contractor so I do not have proper invoices but only receipts...I probably spent around 60 to 80k for the rehab but even if I could fully deduct the expenses the capital gain would be still very stiff...A friend suggested I should reinvest right away and do a 1013 exchange to defer capital gains and another friend mentioned to reinvest through RealWealth Network.

Enjoy and Thank You.Mission Statement: I'm 30 years old and have been Active-Duty Military for the last 11 years.

I need an agent, lawyer, lender and contractors.

Keep in mind, unless you pay the contractor to live there during renovations, your upgrades will probably get stolen while they work on the place.

My first deal is going to be through creative financing / sub 2 and was wanting some advice on who I should have on my team ( Contractor, Attorney, Title Company, etc).

Hope to share my journey with BP and enjoy all your journeys too!

Any suggestions for contractors?

First, I commend you for taking that first step in your real estate investing career, and that is reaching out on BiggerPockets.To answer your question, I would sign up for your local real estate investment club in your area and network with a few contractors and renovators. 

Does anyone in the Memphis area have any good recommendations for a good residential contractors?