The varying heights are new to the bad guys sneaking trying to steal things so they likely trip or at least make loud enough noise to wake the people living inside. 

I purchased my first property in 2016 not knowing if it was a good or bad deal but I got it for a steal, the problem is I been coming out of pocket to get the work done, now I'm at my ending stage with getting it done.

Some brokers/agents deal dirty and might try to steal the site for one of their clients.

Someone else may swoop in and steal the deal out from under you before you get the contract!

I enjoyed the stark reality & exposure of the small stealth expenses that drip like water to erode your financial wellbeing during the decades of a mind numbing 9-5 JOB. 

Around 8-10 am, another two residents arose, you had a few toilet flushes and 12 mins combined of showering at approximately 2 gallons per minute which would tally the 30 gallons you see there, then those two took off to work.Go to Home Depot and pick up four Niagara Stealth toilets(.8 gpf and much cheaper if you pick them up instead of having them shipped,) install some 1.75 gpm showerheads(make sure they're well-rated,) check to make sure your faucets have the proper aerators installed and that you have no leaks, and call me in the morning.MG, PhD in Cheapness 

And even if I do find a really great deal and get it under contract, can't they just steal the deal from me by contacting the owner behind my back and setting up their own contract that is more appealing to the seller?

Charlie, we should have about 40 to 50 investors at my MeetUp on the 27th in South Austin and you will certainly learn a lot from our speaker...a "Stealth Investor" who buys 40 to 50 homes a year and very few investors even know who he is.

Im surprised not one just decided to offer an overkill bid of $225,000 just to steal the property right off the bat.

He purchased it because most buyers do not want the duplex, so he got a steal.  The