What ever you do, be sure to have a good paint respoerator, eye protection and clothes that can protect your skin pores when first working in the area.

I have a thick skin and I assume others do as well, let's face it one of the "benefits" of posting questions on line is that you know you may get a bit "flamed" for your posts.Again, I could just tell everyone "wow, you're a genius, you'll be a millionaire in no time" like the gurus do.

Realtors on both end want to see some skin in the game, thus earnest money deposit.

If the bank feels that neither party (builder or investor) has enough skin in the game, they will tend to require that at least one party puts down cash.

Generally, the discounts on these houses are much steeper than "clean" houses and the extra discount more than makes up for the extra work- As someone else said, if mold doesn't have moisture, it will stop growing.

Has wind/moisture barrier and sound barrier.

You need to have want is commonly called “skin in the game” which means a combination of cash, equity, out-picket expenses already spent on the project, joint venture partner, cross collateral-able property etc typically equaling 20% of the loan size lent.

The mortgage lender may understand an "as is" sale but on the day before closing the lender's closing attorney may decide that some old moisture damage on a threshold just must be fixed and demand that the CL-100 "clear" before they will close the sale.

Now I have purchased a house by the skin of my teeth, and for more details about that if someone out there wants to personally write me and maybe school me Id appreciate it very much!

get comfortable in your own skin first...how?