As another member mentioned, it will probably take you an extra month to get the house through inspections (so don't forget to add that contingency into your budget), but it has been my experience that once the inspection is over, everything else is seamless and payments are generally on time.

We had a seamless metal roof installed with everything totaling out to $11,900.

A good Realtor is there to help facilitate the deal and make the process seamless.

I also see grass roots investors in this arena.To note...being a electrical contractor & my personal investing are inextricably intertwined (my books are not lol) its just how the chips fell.As you probably know Bay Area tech is compressing which affects my "day job ".

I recently worked with Jynell on a very complicated purchase of a property in Indy which included issues spanning many years with (i) the Department of Code Enforcement, (ii) the Zoning Department, and (iii) an open legal case against the previous owner with the City Attorney.With her contacts in those departments & her experience with real estate ordinances/laws in Indianapolis, she was able to seamlessly work across those different agencies, and importantly, interpret & translate what their true issues and concerns were.I was able to successfully close on this purchase, and it was in large part due to Jynell's assistance.If you should have any legal questions/issues pertaining to real estate in Indianapolis ( or Indiana in general), I would highly recommend Jynell!  

I feel wholesaling is so popular amongst 'newbie' investors because on paper, it seems easy and seamless:1) Find a deal2) Market it to a cash buyer3) Cash out!

We have extra siding left from when it was replaced a few years back so it will look seamless from outside. 

I don't quite understand the american ideal sometimes; now here i go. i'm starting this because it was request, i understand we all come from different places and look at the same situations differently but please no name calling.There is so much intertwined here that its hard to unravel but lets take a look.

I plan to hold + rent the home for 10+ years, and I'd rather not have to spend a lot of time/money/energy maintaining the gutters (nor would I expect renters to be diligent about maintaining them, even if I included such a specification in my lease).I chatted with a gutter repair contractor, and he advised me to stay away from aluminum seamless, although that appears to be the most widely-promoted option.

Any landlord I've dealt with I've always had my stuff to them well before move in and it's been pretty seamless.