He doesn't charge an arm and a leg either. 

There are also multiple dry rotted boards where the legs of our chairs / shoe heels have gone through."

In other words, if there was a broken leg on your property that resulted in $250,000 in medical, lost wages, and pain & suffering, if there was gross negligence on your part, the total judgement could be $1.25 million, and worse, your insurance company could deny it.So what constitutes gross negligence? 

@Ryan DunnYou are comparing apples and oranges.

It will get tougher as we roll into 2025 to land a good deal in a market with lower rates and triple the buyers.I do agree though apples and oranges from a typical angle if had only been .25% and if the 10 Year was still above 4.25% but it allows for MBS to open margins on primary homes, FHA/Ginne Mae yield are highest of 2024.

Was that Bent Leg? 

so what you need to do is the leg work / networking to find out what the other local folks are doing. 

Otherwise you will end up with a huge orange sign on your front door with a stop work order. 

Not only is the demands of each buyer going to vary by market and submarket, but also asset by asset.My favorite example of this was an old season of Flip or Flip, where they bought a house in LA county, versus their standard stomping grounds of Orange County.  

Unfortunately, this isn't always an easy relationship.What if you, as a buyer, like a home but despise its wood-paneled walls, shag carpet and lurid orange kitchen?