I just need the money to buy materials and pay labor.Can you guys tell me how you would proceed in this situation?

Carlton -You'll find that repair estimates vary greatly by location, by materials costs and also by type of contractor you use.

I would appreciate any help / reference materials that you've got time to lend.

Bob Diamond is another who has materials on this topic.Quite frankly, I was able to sit through the free presentation (in person at REIA, but webinar is about the same), and I fiigured out how to do it without paying for any courses.

Ray Alcorn has some excellent material.

I want to read something that is not tainted with sales material :)

As it relates to home ownership, the discipline and long term vision required to undertake a 30 or 40 year contract is diluted in an "excitement" and material oriented culture.

One electrician tried to quote me more than double what another quoted (we're talking 10,000 vs 5,000--huge difference) when I told him, he said if he's only charging 5,000, he's probably only making 1,000 or so after materials and paying his guys....I said, "what the heck are you making off me then?!?!"

On a job where there is several thousand dollars in materials I get a check when the materials are delivered but only for the amount of my materials + markup.

On top of that I find this material much more believable than the books because it is being told by people doing it everyday and not just someone trying to sell a book.