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Finding a Reliable Handy Man / Contractor

Makina Turner
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Hope everyones well. How did some of you go about finding a good reliable Contractor or handyman to make improvements on flip properties? Ive tried Craigslist so far and its been flaky. 

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trial and error.  you have to go through about 20 to find a good one for awhile.  then he will go bad too.  that's how the cookie crumbles 

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