Investors generally want to pay for direct labor and direct materials and not pay for the contractor risk (OSHA, aebestos, LNI, litigation, construction defect risk management, lead based paint, surprises, injuries, etc.) 

He shared his Experian credit report with me but was surprised that his score dipped down to 577.  

You might be surprised but sounds like you know this is headed toward a 30 day notice and evict.

I went through the property the second day it was listed, and was surprised about the condition of the house.

Even our Agent was surprised that it got under contract at that price in that condition with its specs, because even if it was fixed up nice it would still be a difficult sell due to its location and uniqueness.

I am surprised from the short time I have been reading the daily discussions on BP by all the new prospective "investors" who want to jump right in without testing the waters around where they actually live.

@Francesca Tran- I'm surprised you never got a response!

They counter offered and surprisingly they were fine with that price.

I wouldn't be surprised you're not getting calls yet.

We have 35k in savings. (20k of which is from an estate) We were told, to our surprise, by the town housing department that we have a 3rd unit registered.