I started getting the rehab done on my unit with paint, flooring, new recessed lighting and new carpet on the spiral stairs done so far.

Thus the market is in a death spiral downward.

I have talked about markets correcting for quite some time (actually began posting more in anticipation of a my fears of us spiraling into a depression like crisis).

The costs could spiral out of control quickly, and some subcontractors have a "nose" for first time investors. 

They probably have no credit cards and are vulnerable to shocks like having an expensive auto repair etc.Things can spiral quickly out of their control, even with good will.

Hi Thomas,Your chances of collecting from this downward spiral life person seems very remote.Unless the prison system allows you to lean his 2 cents a day wages for pressing licence plates.Just my 2 cents.

Poor screening practices is a death spiral that no one wins or can break free from until the property is in foreclosure.

I log my hours every day in a college ruled spiral bound notebook.

If property taxes are not paid services will go away, creating extreme poverty, and let's look at Flint Michigan the city lost residents who paid for services and local taxes its a downward spiral.

The seller was burned out, lived on the property with her tenants, and was in a maintenance spiral.