Between the buyer and seller, those "life occurances" that mess things up were rather light with only two mentioned, death and bankruptcy with the reaffirmation of the debt agreement, being a good thing, if it's accepted by a trustee.Considering the marketing flavor, excepting that out of the information, considering he is an attorney, I'd say it's a B-... understand I'm speaking as to RE financing and not his legal opinions.

@Steve L.Could I be so bold as to ask approx. how much someone like you mention is costing (I read the entry on your website about the process and I'm intrigued)I have a man who is very experienced (managed 98 units, licensed arborist, competent carpenter, plumbing and electric and roofing, intelligent, independent, etc. though he probably is a little perfectionist and might eat up some extra time that way) but he's self employed and billing at (an agreed upon) $27 per hour. this is higher than my main carpenter but he is much cheaper than my roofer, plumbier, etc. so it can even out.

Robby McCabe James Vermillion Brandon Turner Sean Brennan Jenkins Ramon Bryan K.Thanks everybody, I've been busy the past week on repainting a bedroom (I like the bold red, but I also knew I'd be better off repainting before selling) and prepping for a shower surround makeover.

Age, size, rent level, location, market and government all influence the time required.Age is obvious and has been mentionedSize of the property, the bigger it is the more time to make readyRent level, higher income tenants usually take less time to deal withLocation, driving time, meeting tenants, repair tripsMarket, higher vacancy takes more attention, ads, applications, etc.Government influences, code requirements changing, the flavor of the courts and evictions and civic actions involving your property can chew up time.Each property is unique, each tenant is different, your time expensed will be a guess at best.

I would paint the front door with a nice bold color.

The more specific you are, making what many might believe is the perfect lease begins to take on the flavor that these are the rules and what I'll keep deposits for.

The question has changed flavor as to advertising the property to advertising with disclosures and conditions and I can see that.

I was in property preservation and this is the initial service or "trashout" that a crew will perform for the bank or third-party asset management company. ...The part in bold is not necessarily true - just because somebody worked for property preservation crews does not mean they know who must be the owner.

A podcast from Planet Money about 6 months back reported that 8 or 9 of the top college majors for average salary upon graduation were different flavors of engineering.

You might also think about going to some local real estate investment clubs to get a taste of the local flavor.