Besides RE, I'm a licensed massage therapist, have been a flight attendant, and have a BA in Liberal Arts.

See it this way, you spend money for a massage right?

I have client from my massage business who is a contractor, who can help me do repairs at a discount. and I plan on doing some clean up myself. 

I even got gentle - not pushy - follow up calls as I was having my first (very old) home inspected as required by the underwriter. 

I have put in a gently used coil top range in before a couple of time (because they last forever and fairly easy to move and install) but with a refrigerator or washer or dryer or dishwasher, I just get a new one. 

@Melanie P. it sounds to me that Michael Thach just calmly and gently proved that not only he knows what he is talking about but elegantly showed that those that choose to attack and claim their expertise - are usually the real clowns.

And to make it clear that your asking price is negotiable so that all investors know they MUST get their own comps from a non-biased third party and that they are welcome to begin bidding at the ACTUAL market value of the property in question and not the intentionally massaged value provided by the wholesaler/seller’s rep.

Especially, how did you ensure that the financials that they shared with you were not "massaged"/inflated/sugar coated?

-If you have to cut the walls be super gentle not to loosen the plaster you’re leaving, or turn into something much bigger.

My goal is to create a mini resort style theme , with additional up charges for on call massages / drinks and food catering .