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Will F.
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  • Los Angeles County, CA
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Construction, rehab and capital improvements costs are TOO high

Will F.
  • Investor
  • Los Angeles County, CA
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Hey guys I've been doing a lot of improvements on our properties. Particularly roofs and other general construction. Why is the price so high.

Are there places where u can go to find general costs of things from tile, paint, roofs, concrete, etc?

We just got a bunch of quotes for roofs on our single family houses and the prices range from $5000-9000. This is of course for licensed roofers and general contractors.

Where do you generally find your workers? Does anyone use non-licensed contractors or do their own work?

It is enticing to use a non-licensed guy who will do it for half the price I mean we would be saving tens of thousands of dollar$ when you take into consideration how much upkeep and maintenence costs are.

I'm also considering getting my own contractors license just so I could do work myself... has anyone tried this?

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