Always ask yourself, if this was your own money to lend to someone else- would you loan it out in this situation?

In Madison, and I assume your market, we have always had discount broker options to basically just get your listing on the MLS and not much else as well as sellers just exposing it to the market themselves off the MLS and hoping to maybe pay no buyer agent commission, where the buyers have no agent they are working with or the buyer agrees to pay their agent directly. 

It may lead people to wonder ‘if the seller left some of the old plumbing fixtures and towel bars, etc, where else were corners cut’.The kitchen appears rather small and even an island on wheels would add more counter space.As mentioned previously, curb appeal and staging would absolutely make a difference here.Good luck with your sale!

The brands I've been bid on have been:Eco WindowsCGI Sparta SeriesLawson IndustriesESWindowsAssuraAssura is from home depot, main advantage i've found is that they have a quick lead time of 4 weeks, compared to everyone else saying 6-8 weeks.CGI I heard its a reputable brand with a good warranty Lawson, cheapest quote but Im' hearing has a huge lead time now and they have been messing up peoples orders with sizes or specificationsES Windows, comes from Colombia and I heard spare parts, replacements and customer service is terribleEco, I haven't really heard much about but price seems close to what I'm being quoted for CGI Spartas Anybody on here with more experience that can help me narrow it down? 

Plus, once you do enough flips or BRRRRs, you’ll inevitably overrun, mess up, or otherwise lose money on one.

Most court house buyers like me would never have even talk to the owner would have just went straight to eviction and ended up with a mess.. my style was to always knock on the door and talk to the person who lost the house.

Eventually, we found ourselves being the first call when they were ready to make a move.We didn’t rush them, we didn’t push for the sale, we stayed patient and persistent—and when the time was right, those long-standing relationships turned into deals that no one else in the market knew about.This approach not only led to deals but also built our reputation.

Has anyone else gone through this exercise and can shed some light on the positive and negative aspects of the different approaches?

I can't help you with the turbotax side of things - but I'm sure someone else will chime in.  

Also do you know anyone else doing new construction in Philadelphia?