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Mindy Jensen Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
31 December 2024 | 66 replies

I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...

Farmer, South Dakota
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Rich Weese I still like new const over rehabbing
13 March 2013 | 88 replies

I've previously posted results of homes built recently compared to rehabbing. Due to our area BOOMING with new buyers, my most recent closing is what I consider a home run. From first shovel to receiving escrow closin...

John Lyszczyk Why is Lumber so Expensive?
10 June 2021 | 71 replies

I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...

Joshua Howaniec Construction companies have poor presence on BP
28 June 2019 | 103 replies

I was just going through some of the construction companies in Indianapolis, for my own related work purposes, clicking on links and such. I found a lot of the links go nowhere and or the phone numbers are no longer s...

Justin K. Small Claims Court for breach of contract with a contractor
27 January 2019 | 83 replies

Long story short.Bought house, needed work, hired contractor with an agreement on price for work. Started work in first of November and told it would be end of the month before it was done. Now we are in the middle of...

Liz Cole Finding my Rock Star Team..
6 May 2018 | 79 replies

Hello! Can you suggest a Podcast or Webinar or give me your thoughts on setting up a team to do flips? The area I'm interested in is 3 hours from where I live.

1. Who do I need in my back pocket and as @David Greene...

Bill Gulley Sandy Hook
5 February 2013 | 173 replies

I'm a gun owner and I own "that" rifle and "those" magazines, but the Sandy Hook incident has changed my mind. It's not just guns, but guns are part of the picture and such needs to be addressed. I had teachers that h...

Svetlana Kazantseva General Contractors refusing to quote without them buying materials
26 December 2023 | 132 replies

Hi all! We have a really hard time finding a general contractor for our repair project in a buy & hold SFH in Kansas City, MO. We hired a property manager after purchasing the house and both contractors they sent ...

Max M. What's up guys? Mom's Basement Loser from Palatine, Illinois (TLDR alert)
6 May 2015 | 74 replies

With my burgeoning interest in real estate I decided to join Bigger Pockets to hopefully surround myself with people with whom I can talk about this business and maybe even work with in the future. In real life I'm su...