We’ve remodeled homes, built homes and turned 50-300% returns for investing in their home. This yield came out to 10-30% more money than they would have, had they not invested.

Your home is often the most accessible opportunity to make significant money with an investment. When you’re selling homes for $500-800k, 10-30% can be $50-240k, no small sum of money. While investing in the home is generally where the bulk of the money comes from, I’ve included a comprehensive list of all the opportunities that can make or save you money.

Finding a trustworthy contractor who has the knowledge, skills and integrity to complete the work you desire is not easy. Adding the two additional factors of a contractors ‘availability’ and finding a reasonable ‘price’, could make it downright daunting to hire the contractor you need.

Often we’ve found that people’s inexperience in both hiring people and their lack of knowledge in construction often leaves them feeling vulnerable and at the whims of lady luck and her roulette wheel. Brian organized this guide around 3 Factors (Trust, Availability, and Price), and some general knowledge that will boost your success in hiring the right contractor.