They will for sure be more expensive in one shot, but when installed correctly, 99 time out of 100 vinyl will outlast carpet. 

And for a mere $50,000 most real estate attorneys will give it a shot with no guarantee of the outcome.Do not assume the investor said he was an attorney until you speak with the investor and see the paperwork.

The neighbor tenant shot large fireworks from his yard directly over into/above my property, and when she walked over to ask him to stop, before she said anything, he threw fireworks over his fence directly at her.

I've also seen people use a clause stating something like "will pay "x%" above max offer with a cap of "x" amount" which can give you a better shot if you were competing strictly on price but don't want to have to go above and beyond your range.

@timothy doenges I haven't thought of the home Depot tactic but have asked a few and usually get the "I've hired everyone I trust" I'll give the other way a shot.

Facebook link doesn't work.If you are having trouble saving the photo directly from Facebook you can screen shot the photo, paste it into your paint program and then save that as a JPEG or PNG.

Dodd Frank is a monster that needs to be shot to death. 

If the property has been sitting on the market for a long time you might have a shot or they might counter your offer.

I don't think we're going to be able to come up with enough capital to do it in one shot.

If you are concerned that they took a snap-shot during that time when the HELOC money was paying off the credit card and can't wait till their next snap-shot, you can write to each of the agencies and submit proof and they really are good (in my experience) with correcting those things.