HEPA vac all paint chips and dust. $2340"There are no paint chips from the windows since they are vinyl now.

Clearly there is a lot we could talk about there, but I am specifically interested in the question of using a buyers agents (or not).I have a buddy who is a buyers agent, and I have no problem working with him on deals... that said, I'm also thinking that the 3% normally be paid to him could be used as a bargaining chip and turned into savings on my own deals.

Mass and Maine both mandate it regardless of financing.Toddlers are known to eat paint chips too. 

•⁠Little chips and glazing cracks in the bathtub can lead to premature rust, so even if they’re small, just get a repair kit from Lowe’s or HD and stay on top of the concern before it becomes a real problem.

If there are chips in the paint, holes from hanging photos, or patches of mismatched paint from repairs, I would highly recommend a fresh paint job with neutral colors.

This is a bubble again, so take some chips off the table you can thank me later.

Peeling chipping paint is the issue and if your renovating the place it’s going to need to be painted anyway.

@Chip Larson,Zillow, HotPads and Trulia always give me the majority of my leads!     

I went to see the property again and the repairs aren’t that bad...it’s hand rail to the basement, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, chip paint in the back and front, garbage in the basement and back yard, broken tiles in the bathroom, ceiling repair in kitchen and and rear porch, fix concrete in back yard and some minor stuff.

Budgeted marketing and worked deals for months and slowly chipped away saving all that money to put into moremarketing to find more GOOD deals.