Originally Posted by philc
with refurbs i would agree with Paul, the more you can do yourself the better, however if you have a full time job as well you have to offset your time against paying a tradesman and see which is the better prospect. i would rather turn a quick low profit than a 6 month slog working every weekend for a higher one.
This really is the issue. If you give up and do it full time and profit margins are shrinking, then you will have to turn round houses really quickly to make good money.