I will hire a local person for emergencies and other stuff but wondering if anyone on this forum had specific details.

When buying the house, we made the mistake of getting an inspector recommended by our realtor who seemed credible and detail-oriented but I think just wanted to get us into the house.

I would try to negotiate something like paying them $1500 and then negotiating an amount to go back and do the punch-list items which might be another $1000.Yes, in my example you are paying a little MORE than you anticipated, BUT scopes of work are often not detailed enough to be 100% clear to all sides.

hope this helps - provide more details if you can.

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@Mary Lopez It definitely depends on your scenario and the details.

If anyone needs any details please message me I am open to sharing my experience.

We have never financed a car before and have always bought used, driven it and resold for higher than purchased price after driving a year or 2.Since reading on here, if we find even a 2020 Honda with all the features with low mileage and cheaper, yes that would work too.

I am an also an agent that niches specifically to STR investment properties, so happy to offer detailed insight.I love investing in short term rentals here - I have one that does over $85k gross a year, one that does over $75k gross a year.

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