It can be refinished after that - most gouges should be removed at that point.You could ask an instructor at a school's wood working class if he wants to give the kids a extra project to do - this will save money but it would be nice if you donated something to them - like a few cheap hammers or a ton of carpenter pencils with your business logo on them.

There are lenders that do national and also some that will only do local. 

Use every tool at your disposal to get leads including door to door flyers delivery.Go to every church and tell the ministers you buy homes from distressed parishioners and will give the church a large donation for every lead that results in a sale.

Make more charitable cash/goods donations up to the allowable amount?

not sure if this is a success story yet , hahaha . this is another hoarder house i purchased , the estate said it had 30,000 books in it , but after donating almost 14,000 we have not made a dent . i did get a nice donation write off though . found an 1653 religious book , maybe 15-20 old bibles from 1800's , about 200 Luis La'mour , and too many ufo books to count ( literally 8,000 or more ) also had to throw out 4,000 vhs tapes , nobody wanted them .

Not too long ago I read a post from a BP member that donated his house to the fire department for them the use as training.

Thank you in advance to those who donate their time and expertise to aspiring real estate professionals like myself.

We have raised over $4,000 for the Family Glen Kirk (a fellow real estate professional) who lost their son Tyler to cancer 2 weeks ago and aim to raise more. 100% of donations will go directly to the family to help cover the costs they incurred in Tyler's brave fight over the last year.  

You can do that by increasing your contributions to your investments or donating to charities.    

What if a sibling wants to donate a gift of cash to my LLC?