In my experience, pricing in this area is generally 15-30% lower across the board than say new construction, insurance work or home owner improvements thus in order to actually run a company in the black I would have to complete 3 foreclosure/investor renovations in order to see a sustainable profit margin.

@James Treby, For me this is pretty black and white.

I can easily still attend the Black Diamond in Waltham every other month.

Why don't you copy the contract, black out the guilty names and address and post it to ask your questions?

We lucked out on the island countertop: found a 4’x 3’ slab of black pearl granite that cost us $200 for the slab and fabrication (we installed ourselves).

Welcome to Bridgeport (I'm in Black Rock) and please add me to your buyer's list.

I don't care if it is real estate agents, contractors, lenders, pizza makers, service workers, black people, white people, men, women, young, old, blondes, brunettes, fat, skinny, etc.

Not quite as "black and white", but I personally know what it is like to have my credit score torpedoed because of a bogus $100 collection listed on it. 

I look forward to meeting you at a Black Diamond event.

As you can see there is no simple checklist that makes these decisions black and white.