In their "perfect world", they meet with the homeowner, give a verbal bid, shake on it, get paid 1/2 upfront, get to work when they have time, walk the property with the owner when done, to get paid in full the same day.You go outside any part of their preference and you better have a good connection to them to get them to agree.Most OOS investors can't find these contractors, or piss them off when they do find them by trying to get them to act like a big company and do a pretty bid for free, sign a contract with performance penalties, etc..What OOS investors can find are the desperate contractors with addiction problems, that will do whatever you want so they can get that 50% upfront to pay their past due bills and feed their addictionGood luck getting these types to stick to a schedule - they often turn a 3 week job into 3 months and counting when you finally fire them.

Gambling addictions  drugs  .. 

This self claimed "Drug Addict to CEO" doesn't pass the sniff test in my opinion.

I'm addicted to Redfin and Zillow and constantly doing real estate math as I drive around neighborhoods and see fixer uppers. 

Predictive Models such as TikTok (The Algorithm thats so addictive) is the powerhouse.

Outside of the inherent challenge of managing heroin addicts (by definition some of the most manipulative and difficult personalities on the planet, especially when it come to money), the business can be quite good.  

Kids with drug addict parents.

My dad started RE investing at 45 and became addicted to it shortly after.

I am Richard and I have an addiction to flipping houses.

I tried to stay away, but I'm fully addicted to acquiring and setting these deals up.