Rehabbing a house...
01-26-2009, 01:36 PM
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Contractors are great in their specific areas of expertise... Not saying they can't do a good
inspection, but with the right recommendations you can find somebody that knows what to look for and are trained to do, ala a building inspector.
01-26-2009, 02:48 PM
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Yep.
During the boom, we did just that, bought and sold. I'm a licensed builder and licensed broker. Fun stuff... most of the time. We stopped in 2005... saw what was coming... thank god.
Have someone you know come and look at the house. Talk about what your expectations are for the final result. Ask your friend to give you a real price... not the buddy deal.... then double it.
Have someone you know come and look at the house. Talk about what your expectations are for the final result. Ask your friend to give you a real price... not the buddy deal.... then double it.
01-26-2009, 05:11 PM
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Been there...dream house...mix of doing work ourselves and using contractors....
<center><img src="http://home.comcast.net/~robpetschke/ch18.JPG"></center><p>Listen to your friend the builder's advice, and if he says it looks good, go for it.
Here's ours.
Here's ours.