IMO, the problem with this is two fold.

Finally it is reviewed twice, once by the CPA who manages the client relstiomship and knows the "going ons" and secondly by a technical reviewer.The reason is two fold.

Another difference I've seen is the number of people who respond to the mail piece only to tell you to take them off your list is several fold higher in the Bay Area than in other markets I'm familiar with.  

So get your cash out and put into a good one, where that deal can recover the lost money and make more.You wouldn't keep putting chips into a bad hand in Poker, you'd fold. 

My question is two fold:1 - has anyone ever paid for a contractor's time for site visit/scope of work/repair estimate? 

Over the past weekend, my wife and I printed, folded, and mailed 500 direct yellow letters out to absentee owners.

The people who attend, although they pay a lot of money, all get it back three fold IMO. 

So this works against you two-fold: the listing agent gets paid both ends of the commission and it's you against the seller and his agent without representation and cousel.

You pulled it out and the door folded down and it came with a slide out broiler pan. no mixing up the dials.

I was extremely anal; often having issues of "letting go" and things weren't going to be exactly the way I want them whether it was how the toilet paper was folded decoratively or a welcome sign with guests' names and snacks laid out in the goody box.