I’m looking to level up on the construction and underwriting side of real estate investing — specifically for Fix & Flip and BRRRR projects.
I’m not really looking for beginner-level content or general theory. I’m trying to find a high-quality online course (or program) that goes deep into:
Rehab estimation & budgeting
Scope of Work (SOW) creation
Managing contractors / GC relationships
Project timelines & avoiding delays
Construction decision-making (what to fix vs. not)
Deal underwriting with accurate rehab numbers
Basically — something that can help me become very strong on the renovation execution side, not just finding deals.
I know a lot of courses out there are more “marketing heavy” and don’t really go deep into construction, so I’m trying to filter for real value programs.
Has anyone here actually taken a course that delivered real value on this side of the business?
Would you recommend it?
Cincinnati, OH · Member since 2020 · 4k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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Hi Sean,
While I can't offer you a specific course, as someone that has done several dozen BRRRR/Flips, I am curious what you mean exactly by some of this.
If you are wanting detailed, in depth, a course will never give that to you. I.e. scope of work for each property is going to be unique. Or how you handle one contractor is different than another. Even timelines and avoiding delays is often nuanced, and not something that a course can teach you specifically for your cases.
It sounds like you need a mentor to shadow you and help you learn the business.
I had found the J. Scott's book on Bigger Pockets was pretty accurate on line by line rehab items, but I bought it 5 yrs ago, and not sure how recently it has been updated with new numbers.