That may not make for instant potential sales customers but it would improve the quality of the people in the forums. 

I was considering reading J Scott’s “The Book On Estimating Rehab Costs” but wasn’t sure if the information remains relevant 6 years later given how pricing has changed since then. 

Many of my customers who are traveling nurses buy condos or townhomes in Florida as vacation homes, then rent them out when they're not in town.This system has proven to be very lucrative, as it allows them to service the mortgage debt and generate a good cash flow.

But to sum up your truly relevant point, all you are really saying is that there is high default risk when you deal with people who have poor credit history or some other financial issues.

After months of reassemble and some customization work, the property sold for a decent profit.

There are more customers than ever right now on any platforms.

Although certain defenses do exist including, insofar as is relevant here, unreasonable hardship, " 'the court's discretion to grant or deny specific performance of a contract for the sale of realty is not unlimited; unless the court finds that granting a decree of specific performance would be a drastic or harsh remedy, or work injustice, the court must direct specific performance' " (id., quoting 91 NY Jur 2d, Real Property Sales and Exchanges § 204).

AND Its my contract the customer signs .

It's also why we see customers get burned.Illegal or not, unlicensed contractors here in CA undermine the industry.

I tried to work with Digb and they provided some of the worst customer service I ever experience.