After much, MUCH MUCH research within a 24 hour span.. we decided to NOT pay the winning bid at the county and be out our initial deposit.

Also it's better to measure the appliance life span if it's getting to the end for most appliances, buy warranty.

If you take a look at appreciation of home over loan, you will notice that having a loan vs all cash are almost inverse at half the life of the loan/30 year span if you will. 

Imagine 1x6 spanned 12 feet with nothing in the middle to support it.

With that kind of acquisition strategy, it might benefit to utilized a delayed purchase because most lenders struggle to underwrite deals in the span it takes for the auction to close.If you do it delayed, you can stay mostly liquid, then follow up the purchase with essentially a cash out refinance of the purchase price with rehab funds being put into an escrow account as well.Would be happy to explain further, but my clients that operate that way tend to prefer that method to keep getting their cash tied up too much.

The floor has settled over time 1 inch over a 10 ft span. 

My thought was that we would ask for the money for down payment in the form of a “gift”, and then do all of the work of finding and purchasing the right property, budgeting and managing all of the renovations (and doing most of the labor ourselves), and selling in the span of 4-6 months. 

Here are some observations:The leading 8 listings have accumulated between 40 and 57 reviews in the past year.5 out of 8 listings feature 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.2 out of 8 listings are studios, with the top-performing studio amassing 44 reviews in the past 12 months.The average daily rate spans from $116 up to $526.Next, let’s examine the most prevalent amenities among the 30 listings in this vicinity.The chart below illustrates the top 100 most common amenities in this neighborhood.

Then, 7 heaters at a different apartment needed replacement in the span of a few weeks.

And there is a wide spectrum of syndication strategies that span a wide spectrum of risk versus reward.