Wholesalers is it a good idea to take a Contractor when seeing houses?

[Senay Baraki]

I am trying to close a deal right now and the seller wants 10k more than my number.  I was thinking of hiring a contractor for $50 just so that I can have him help me get the actual cost of repairs on the house. Wholesalers do you think this is a great way to get the deal or should i got there by myself and try to negotiate?

[Ryan Dossey]

Depends on if your contractor is okay with it. Most of them don't like doing that unless they are actually going to work on the house. $50.00 for most of them won't cover their gas/time. You want to make sure that you've got a good enough deal where you can actually close it. Some more specifics on the property and we could help you more. Like ARV, cost of repairs, and their asking price.