This helps guide your decision on where to invest and which strategy matches up to get you closer to those goals of why. 

You get lower payments and the Seller nets more than if they were to lower their price to match those same payments.

While cashflow may be good in NB, I doubt it will match the value growth in our biggest growth markets.The risk is in tenants not paying rent, and the pain in evicting them.

Luckily I redirected most of my 401K would be contributions (match only) to non-qualified account then jumped into RE.There are some parameters that need to be set. 

Such as Vinyl Siding or Hardiplank, of course brick is a lot more difficult to match. 

As others have already mentioned I'd request the seller to remove the tree, fill in the cracks so it's cosmetically pleasing and close the deal if it's a house that matches your criteria. 

Take one of the vanes to Home Depot, Lowes, Menards or a similar store in your area and they will help you match it.Clean vanes easily with Clorox Wipes.

But you are whittling away at it.Most of our clients will mix and. match all of these options to cut their builder tax down. 

They know the ins and outs of what will be approve downtown and what wont, and they can make the architectural drawings to match.

But a Zinsser wood bleach kit and follow the directions.Sometimes, you're going to want the whole wood floor to be darker, and anytime you do, that's great news for spot treatment, because it makes matching the stained wood to the rest of the floor a lot easier.