The key is staying alive when something really bad like loosing half of the value of your property happens.

And loosely suggest that some items are beyond your scope to support the entire section-8 criteria and that she'll need to look at alternative housing.

Maybe there is a comparative loose piece under the house I can break.

DON'T loose focus - - If you want to learn and participate in REI - - LEARN REI !

Loose the battle to win the war and all that fun stuff but we also need to be somewhat in control.

I have looked the place over a few times and I had my contactor look at it and now its just a matter of tying up loose ends doing my homework on the house look for liens and check the when the sewer was installed and the specifics. then talk to the current owner again and find out what he is looking for in regards to terms.

Are you willing to loose the home over $3500?

I have just bought my first property and believe i have overpaid ( i worked out my ROI using one of the calculations on the site - i cant remember the author but she invest in only turnkey properties - and i am loosing money!).

If the tile comes loose them the floor that's glued to it is shot.

You can use fancy words such as 'using leverage to enhance returns' etc. all day long, but the fact remains: if as a client I loose 50% of my premiums to commissions and fees I don't care what kind of leverage I gain as a result, it would practically be impossible to recover my losses.