That area is obviously a hot topic for a lot of beginner investors.

I recently wrote something related to this same topic.

They talk about different aspects of Section 8 and there was some talk about raising rents.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/81/topics/318...

The topic of Contractors and appraisal hasn't come up AT ALL. 3. 

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good thread, I think it's wise to take in what the elder statesmen said here, since we're touching on so many time based and far ranging topics.  

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I think this is a very interesting topic.