Nathan nailed it.

For example: how many screws in a board of drywall, how many nails in wood flooring, are they using levels (or framing by eye), is the vinyl siding wavy due to overnailing.

You can borrow from a lender and have a pref equity investor with a hurdle of 8-9 percent and then a cap on proceeds when you sell property.

She tried to nail me to the wall with this fee and that fee, doubled DMV transfer/reg fees so I opted out and found another park.

This way I'm not nailed down to a price and they don't not look at it because they feel they can't afford 4500.In this case I told him 3500 before he was approved and later he asked if I would take less than that.

This is what is used in my house for laminate stair nosing:http://www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMASTER-Silver-Fl...I would use some small screws instead of the nails if you want it to stay put longerHere's a few other options that'd probably work but you would want to place it next to the laminate:http://www.homedepot.com/p/Stairtek-1-in-x-3-5-in-...http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-3-4-in-x-1-1-...http://www.homedepot.com/p/House-of-Fara-1-in-x-1-...

Loss of oversight and control of the project is the nail in the coffin for first-time investors.

Some HOA's have a cap on the % that can be rented. 

That isn't to say that there aren't any good deals in nicer areas, you just have to really nail your marketing to find them. 

Cory nailed it.