All Forum Posts by: Max Belousov

Rem and I on hiatus. Not always possible to rearrange W2 job.

Ya'll have a blast!

Keeping my eye on this thread for dates. Will definitely go.

For those interested, I recorded the discussion. 

I'm going to isolate and normalize it to see if I can make it more audible. 

Drop me a note if you are interested. Only available to those who were there.

Good turnout, 22 head count.

I must have known somehow, since I only printed up 20 cards.

Great discussions and great people - let's do this again sometime!

So true. Majority of contractors tend to be hacks, and have their own money troubles. Not to dissuade you, there's a chance you meet a good one.

The only way we will ever trust a contractor is:

a) We've done business and I know they can perform (Common)

b) Turnkey rentals in other markets from reputable wholesalers with their own trusted contractors (I went this route when starting)

c) They have skin in the game (Rare)

d) You or a trusted project manager babysits them like a hawk, with a finger on the fire button (Don't ask how I know)

Every other case will result in frustration. Even if things go right, something will go wrong.

It's true. Many appliances have parts and maintenance manuals online. With little effort you can be back in working order very cost-effectively. 

If you were inquisitive enough to figure out real estate, you should be able to figure out how to take a couple screws out and put em back in. 

Worst case scenario it's toast and you're back at square one. Best case you fix it, and gain some mechanical aptitude which comes in handy in this industry.