@Eric James That's what I figured, she said she felt compelled to tell me so that I am not in the dark about it and I know what is going on. 

@Jason TimmermanYou made a compelling defense, but I'm stilled troubled by "I got pissed and initiated a bidding war with no intention of buying just to raise the price on the a-hole messing into my turf."

I don't see how a lease option, at its core, could ever be considered predatory lending.

Originally posted by @Mindy Jensen:Wow @Ed B.In this appropriate context, I are reflecting on 1,753,597 just being an insanely hilarious number.And on a related note, here's another example of a core principle of what financial independence is all about.

I hope to find a great group of people and build my Core-4 out there, so I can hit the ground running.

You CAN hire a handyman or contractor type to do a lot of the things that Nathan calls out above, yet at the end of the day the trick is how to compel them over and over again to act on your behalf in a way consistent with your best interest.It's a rare situation to find, train, and retain a contractor to do such things and do them well.It's quite common to find a savvy, well-train, systematic Property Management company who can do these things well, and they should add other value to your investment journey, too.

But if you core competency is flipping and flipping is what you want to do, take the hair cut, and find the next house you are going to flip. 

I've always felt the same way, but Mark makes a super compelling argument. 

Nothing compels you to add her.

Keep in mind that BP has a book out on core 4 and its starts with agent rehabber lender PM I think never actually read it but could guess what the core 4 is.. from what i see and I work with agents in 12 markets and specialize in this Niche for my funding business. is the one's we align with have pipelines to inventory / back in the day OREO stuff.