But, my local REIA had mentioned (when we hd in inperson meetings pre-covid) the concept of 'new investor buying from retiring investor' as a way to get started. 

I have an HD Pro Account and was given an 18% discount on this relatively small order in the "bid room", so I felt pretty good about the price (effectively $2.28/sq ft). 

My psychology is built to fix up crapshacks and deal with broker-than-broke tenants and clean out the porn collections of morbidly obese evictees.

If you're doing 3 x 5 DH windows that you buy off the shelf at HD for $280, you can figure on about $500 for labor....so about $800 total (NI drywall and paint) per opening.

HI @Mark Wikkerink Looks like @Jeremy Gunnbeat me to the explanation.I started with their web site and then went to Home Depot to get a live view of the lock and tool and ask HD questions.

I've just bought a go pro 3 so will be sure to be snapping away happily in HD soon, lol.

PM likes to order from one of the big delivery companies HD or MD Supply at 5-20% above retail or a "deal" that they have with a company like GE.

:@Farzan SetayeshNothing out of the ordinary, but I use the combination of the following consistently:- google photo for agent photo/video sharing- docusign for executing docs- acrobat X for all other doc edits- whatsapp for texts and phone calls- online money wiring or ACH for large items- paypal or venmo for smaller items- zelle or ACH for collecting rent- yelp or taskrabbit for misc repairs- lawnlove for landscaping or snow removal - skype for group meetings- Dropbox for online record storage- google voice for call forwarding - email for all tenant communications - autodraft for all utility & mortgage payments- online payments for all taxes & insurance - google earth to survey neighborhoods for out of town purchases - amazon or HD for online parts ordering The automation & streamlining of low value tasks enable me to preserve time for higher value activities.

In addition to liking the way the paint holds up, I also like that fact that its available at HD, as most paint stores are not open extended hours.  

Selling in volume has a value to HD, enough so that they are willing to accept a price below retail, likely because their cost per piece is lower that way.