@Matt Pine no one's perfect, so occasional hiccups are part of the business - contingent on the acceptance of liability and reasonable attempts to cure.Not sure why they installed 2" blinds unless this is a higher end property.

The Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Markets Index attempts to identify the best cities to buy a home (or investment property) in.

@Kevin Sobilo I'm about to start reading How to Estimate Rehab Costs, so hopefully after that I can attempt to do my own estimates with confidence levels like you do.

The IRS, in a now discontinued Publication 535, used to say:If you are an individual and your attempt to go into business is not successful, the expenses you had in trying to establish yourself in business fall into two categories.The costs you had before making a decision to acquire or begin a specific business.

Listing brokers often represent both sides, and walk a dual agency line.Clearly this could be contradictory to the protections that the US legal system is attempting to provide.

I am a W-2 employee with a 401K plan with my employer.What I am reading, if I were to attempt the SOLO-K, first I would have to show (prove) earned income of some business activity.  

I have attempted to contract a property where the heir was to receive title to the property.

I have attempted to contact the seller and they are motivated, I am trying to meet them to schedule.  

I would attempt to raise the rate to see if someone will bite.

I am attempting to rent out my home of 12 years now .