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Cody Barrett
  • Phoenix, AZ
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Is it appropriate to shadow handymen/contractors?

Cody Barrett
  • Phoenix, AZ
Posted Feb 10 2016, 20:26

Hello everyone!

Newbie here who will be closing on my first property in the coming weeks. (banks take forever!) but it has let me create/setup my business and get an LLC filed by my lawyer even though I'll only have 1 property he still recommended the LLC. Plus an LLC reminds me that this is a business, not a hobby ; )

Anyway...

I have never repaired homes before and I've watched my father remodel homes here and there as a kid but nothing really stuck. The home I am buying was built in 1920 so stuff will pop up on me sooner or later... For starting out, is it OK to shadow my contractors who come to fix things initially or handymen that I might hire to fix things that I don't know how to fix?  Eventually I want to be more independent and fix stuff by myself so I can also save more money on repairs.. Any recommendations on how to become more handy is welcome as well! 

Thanks for reading!

Cody B 

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