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Bryan Donovan
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  • Camp Hill, PA
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The Contractor Pitfall We Thought We Could Avoid

Bryan Donovan
  • Investor
  • Camp Hill, PA
Posted Jul 19 2017, 07:43

So we are fairly new to the real estate rehabbing world, but we thought that we had the ideal situation. A friend that is a contractor with a girlfriend that is a realtor. It was a package deal and a dream team of ambition. We were going to set the world on fire!!! 

Warning: This post comes from fresh emotions of disbelief, frustration, anger, and disappointment. The identities of the parties involved have not been disclosed so that they can take full responsibility for destroying their own reputations. (they'll know who they are)

If you have done any kind of research on becoming a real estate investor or have even simply considered having some work done on your own house, then you've heard the horror stories related to contractors. We've heard all of the stories about contractors abandoning projects, taking the money and running, or spending way over budget; but we simply didn't have to worry about any of those issues. We have a contractor that makes promises they will deliver, someone that won't leave us hanging, and someone that will grow with us and our business. We have a friend that is a contractor. It's going to be the best business relationship ever and we are going to take over the rehabbing world!

Well, that was the plan...

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