Property Rehab: Fixer-Upper and Construction Talk

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As you build your Power Team you may want to have several questions that you ask each potential member. Electricians are a major part of your power team because updating electric can be a costly BIG Ticket item.

You want to ensure you will have an electrician that can do large projects such as rewire an entire home as well as those electricians that can do small jobs like replacing old bathroom exhaust fans, grounding outlets, installing hard wired smoke detectors, installing electric for a garage door opener, etc.

There is not an exact script to interview your Electricians, but here are several questions you can consider asking your Electrician:

1. Are they licensed, insured and bonded to work in my local area?

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Does anyone have a list of repairs I can go off of for when I look at the property I can use this list?

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As you build your Power Team you may want to have several questions that you ask each potential member. When doing deals you must determine does the carpet stay or go. It can be based on your exit strategy of whether you are doing a BFF or a BH.

Professional deep cleaning a newer looking carpet can be a fraction of the cost of putting in new carpeting. Carpets tend to trap many odors and often when you try to get a property rent ready, a fresh carpet can make a major difference. If the odors in a home are removed, those ordors can turn into the smell of money for you.

There is not an exact script to interview your Carpet Cleaners, but here are several questions you can consider asking your Carpet Cleaner:

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As you build your Power Team you may want to have several questions that you ask each potential member. Just like with every member of your power team, do not wait until you need a plumber to start calling them. Plumbing issues can be BIG Ticket items that cost many dollars, so spending time finding a plumber before you need them can save you time, money and stress.

There is not an exact script to interview your Plumbers, but here are several questions you can consider asking your Plumber:

1. Are you a licensed, bonded and insured plumbing service?

2. Are all of your service technicians licensed plumbers?

3. What is your plumbing specialty? For example: Service and repair, New service or both?

4. Does your company do drain cleaning?

As you build your Power Team you may want to have several questions that you ask each potential member.

There is not an exact script to interview your Air Duct Cleaners, but here are several questions you can consider asking the companies that do Air Duct Cleaning:

1. Do they clean both the hot air and cold air returns?

2. Do they clean all the branch lines?

3. How long have they been in business?

4. Is their price flat rate or open ended? How firm is your estimate?

5. Does it matter how many vents I have in my home?

6. Do you inspect the furnace and blower compartment of the central air unit?

7. Does the air duct cleaner have a good reputation with the Better Business Bureau, also called the BBB?

As you build your Power Team you may want to have several questions that you ask each potential member. One of the more costly items which we call a BIG Ticket item can be a roof. Therefore, the more you understand about roofs, the better offers you can make.

There is not an exact script to interview your Roofer, but here are several questions you can consider asking your Roofers:

1. What is the full name and address of the roofing company?

2. Is the company a licensed roofing company?

3. How long have they been in business?

4. Does the roofing company carry insurance?

5. What is the roofing companys written warranty?

6. Can they provide a list of references?

7. How does the company handle complaints?

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As you build your Power Team you may want to have several questions that you ask each potential member. A Painter can really make a property stand out and shine like a new penny. As you interview Painters make sure they will not do a splash and dash! There is not an exact script to interview your Painter, but here are several questions you can consider asking your Painters:

1. How long have you been in the business?

2. Do they have a portfolio book of completed work they have done?

3. What paint finish do they normally use and where? Can you request what finish they will be using and where you may want each finish? Paint Finishes include: Flat, Eggshell, Satin, Semi Gloss and Gloss.