I have plenty of contractor/plumber/electrician contacts as wellregards,chris

TrevorIn Ohio, I would buy it on land contract and then either assigned my interest or keep the land contract and rented out or lease to own the propertyOhio has great land contract lawsIf you sell on land contract as a seller, you do not have to go through foreclosure if the vendee does not pay you, you can actually fit in landlord-tenant court if the vendee has paid less than 20% into the contract and/or been in the property under five yearsOhio has come under greater scrutiny with assigning contractsYou're better off getting on title first with either subject to, land contract, or some kind of wraparound mortgage\installment saleI hope that helps

Originally posted by Jon Holdman: Many are going to withhold the rehab money until you do the work, so be sure you have a way to fund this work until you can make a draw against the rehab escrow.OR make sure your contractors will work in advance of payment from the the HML (pending a passed inspection by the HML).

I'm working with a new contractor who has good reputation on service magic and seems like a very nice guy.

I am an experienced DIYer and my brother is a contractor.

Additionally, I think the only chance you would have to partner up would be to find someone locally who can check out the contractors and monitor the work.

I am a licensed General Contractor home builder 45 year old married father of 2 boys in Coastal Orange county Ca.

If you show up to the property with a contractor they will know how to quickly turn on the utilities long enough for you to get things checked out, then just have them turn everything back off.

Thanks all, I also wonder how much is the bond should a general Contractor carry?

I have mostly contractor types that i'm telling to let anybody they know to give the owner my info.