She should have let us know earlier (it was over 2 months without getting a reply from her).Like many professions there are good appraisers and poor appraisers, but my experience is even the good appraisers appraise refinance homes conservatively (but find decent comps to justify their appraisal).Good luck

The contractor says poor quality materials but that doesn't mean that was true.

Yes, it could be the signs of a certain personality defect, but it just as likely could be the sign of a young 20 something being "young n dumb" making poor choices. 

(I am getting pretty tired myself sounding like a broken record).Direct mail marketing works SO poorly, you need to send THOUSANDS of mailers, AND you need to send these thousands of mailers SEVERAL times to get a deal.So:BECAUSE the performance is SO low you need to send thousands to COMPENSATE for its poor performance AND hit the receivers several times BECAUSE the performance is so low to get a deal.Conclusion: "Direct mail marketing works"WHAT THE HECK?!

I had a client come to me just yesterday to manage their property that I had to have a real heart to heart with.I asked them what their primary goal was (cash flow was their answer) and what the projections were that they used to make their purchase decision. 

Mosaic law identified multiple tithes for the old testament jews which were first or levitical tithe, second or festival tithe and a poor tithe.

The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing and the execution seems poorly planned and communicated.

While this decision cost me some money, based on others experiences expressed here on BP with this and other builders, I have no regrets.   

The city recently inspected the property and determined that a converted garage was poorly constructed.

I'm curious, if you were to invest elsewhere, what areas would you consider and what factors would drive your decision?