I hope to be back out of the hammer swinging by next year, but the real skillsets I will keep close to the chest...do one, know what it takes, MAKE SURE YOU PULL PERMITS and go from there.Permits....long story.

I paid my tractor guy to redo a few hundred yards of the worst stretch.

The topic is I am thinking of offering a retail contracting service in a commercial building I plan on building next to a local lumber yard and I was wanting feedback on that hence "what would a service that found good contractors rated by customers be worth" Sorry you misread Will, I'm not the best typist but I thought it was VERY clear I was not self promoting, again no need for that out here, "no interest" :)

Phone is important so I would keep that, internet is also important but you can swing by the library to use the internet for free or some other place with free access.

Plumbing issuesHot water tank issues (including one tenant who didn't realize he was draining the hot water with his excessive showers)Feral cats living under the houses (seriously, numerous even with all we've done to remove and cover the vents)Tenant neighbors have called to complain about fire, vomiting in the yard, and pet droppings.

They were not worth anything, but it took me years to give-up on them and haul them to the scrap yard.

The home had no agent's sign in the front yard.

I didn't have to drive by many properties that turned out to a realtors sign in the yard to learn to check for this first.

If you can swing this in your contract and they are willing to buy wholesaled deals, great!

The local lumber yard told me to expect around $35/sq. ft. for a basic home on a crawl space with block.