Contractor Management, Rehab & Renovation, Iowa Real Estate Episodes

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Sept. 29, 2026

Ep 11: Should You GC Your Own Flip or Hire It Out

Two nearly identical houses on the same Norwalk street. One investor walked away with real profit. The other barely broke even after a year. Every flipper eventually has to answer the same question: run the rehab yourself, or hand it to a general contractor. There's no universal right answer. It depends on the deal, and it depends on you. Neil walks through the real math behind a general contractor's markup on a real rehab budget, and what your own time is actually worth once you're runnin...