Every apparently OK/good MLS deals are either gone or have two or three back up offers..During calls - agents have that full belly attitude if you know what I mean!

[/b]Hi guys,Been dealing with a sewer lateral at one of my rentals that has issues (sags/bellies in couple spots...Unfortunately the only remedy is a dig and replace.

Twice a year, I get a fat check.

We have a saying in real estate " Pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered "I personally would take that money and move on.

Another aspect to is having the LLC finance the deal, everyone has the same risks if they bellied up for the 20-30%.

In our new rehab business we are turning away from small jobs now since they are not a profitable use of our time and trying to find ways to trim fat to value added.

Turn keys want to offload risk onto the buyer.In many ways syndicated used to front load fees and ongoing charges so if the property went belly up later on they would have made a decent return.Now the buzzwords are "aligned interests".

Lloyds has been in business for a long time and it's unlikely they will go belly up imo.

That said, there is still a chance this is a big fat zero too.

Originally posted by @Duncan Taylor: Yeah, but some of us are old and fat.