Yes, many of them wash out...but some go on to be quite successful in their field and get to be quite good at locating great deals, estimating rehab costs and passing that deal on to other investors with plenty of meat on the bone...even without a license and while still operating primarily as an individual.

Power washing a building is almost never a must-do thing that can't wait.

., scraping, peeling, caulking, minors repairs, TSP wash, etc.), so be sure you're comparing apples-to-apples.

The longer you hold the property the better the Agency financing is, but for holding periods 5 years and under it's a wash (with holding periods of 3 years or so better with Portfolio Financing).The bottom line is that it's better to get the deal going than quibble over the terms, ESPECIALLY if the deal is a value add property for some reason.Too many investors step over dollars to pick up pennies.

I would also use grout release on the face of the tiles before I grouted, then I would wash off the grout release and seal the floor with the 511.

We left no vinyl flooring that was also all removed. washed out vents as far as I could reach, vacuumed, and then sprayed kilz in the vents. and of course new filters,  I used a ozone machine in the house off and on for 3 months.. room to room.Now she had a kennel in the garage,, cat crates stacked up 4 high.. cat pee to the ceiling.. was sheetrocked and insulated garage,, ceiling down all insulation out and all sheetrock gone..

Brian, since you are an esteemed member of this forum with a lot of respect, was he wrong about Lease Options not being under the "rent to own" niche, or was I?

Like they sat him down, opened up his cranium with a bone saw, scooped out his brains, and washed them over and over again before packing them back in and slapping the top of his head back on.

I don't think simply power washing will even the color out.

He just knew what it was. He