BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

314: A 3-Step Blueprint for Managing Contractors Like a Boss with Andresa Guidelli

01.24.2019 - By BiggerPocketsPlay

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Would your real estate business benefit from better rehab/construction knowledge or tactics? Well, that’s the focus of today’s show, where Andresashares her story of moving from Brazil to America and crushing it in the real estate space!

Andresa excels in an area many of us find extremely challenging: managing rehabs. In this episode, she pulls back the curtain and shares tips for how you can do the same. Andresa gives great advice for finding excellent contractors (and vetting them), the three things she puts in every contract, and how she makes sure she’s never ripped off.

You won’t want to miss her advice on finding the perfect team, determining the scope of work for your project, and learning your market. Andresa also shares a killer tip about challenging low appraisals she’s used successfully three separate times! Andresa is able to skillfully manage several rehab projects at a time while also running a side Airbnb business and gives great guidance on how you can do the same. Download this one now!

In This Episode We Cover:

How Andresa got into real estate

How she finds great contractors

The three things she puts in her contract

How she pays her contractors

Her advice for finding the perfect team

How she embraces what she’s good at

Why you should be humble enough to partner with others

How she determines her scope of work

Tips for understanding your market

How she challenges appraisals

Her advice for Airbnb investing

And SO much more!

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Books Mentioned in this Show

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

The Book on Investing with Low or No Money Down by Brandon Turner

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene

Traction by Gino Wickman

The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani

Tweetable Topics:

“There’s somebody for every role.” (Tweet This!)

“Get the ‘no’ first because that is when the negotiation starts.” (Tweet This!)

“Partner up with somebody that is willing to share to you the entire process.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Andresa

Andresa’s BiggerPockets Profile

Andresa’s Website and Podcast

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