It's too big a job for the normal handyman company I use.  

We normally ask for 48 hour notice minimum before a rush fee is charged.

Interest rates are just one factor in the equation.You can offset high (er) interest rates by buying lower priced properties or fixers, or putting down more cash, or having a desperate seller do partial financing or buy down the rates...So if rates stay above 5% for the next 5 years I think 2 things happen: 1) More experienced/less timid investors have a huge advantage for a while, 2) eventually when everyone realizes this is the 'new normal' then things just go back to normal with slightly higher rates.But what do I know?

Because they are §1231 losses they can offset ordinary income, which is better than a normal cap loss use of only $3,000 if married.  

Im sure there were some, but it was also a pretty normal deal for me to handle.

Back in our Day 70s 80s .. our normal spread was 4 to 6X of what we paid for it so we could afford a healthy discount and still double our money cash on cash.I still fund land flippers to this day and really enjoy it.. bought one today and got paid off on one today :)  And in a way if you really know what your doing beats buying beat up houses for many folks.

Profile:Investor owned LLC -LLC owns 5-6 properties-Investor normally takes every legal write possible so LLC DTI is high-LLC normally has an annual paper loss wInvestor Personally- Investor owns 2-3 properties not in the LLC-Equity in property 1 is over 70% and equity in others are around 50%-Investors personal DTI is around 15-18%Based on what you see above, the investor would like to tap into the equity in one of the above personal properties. 

Not worth an OOS investor gambling on investing in that Neighborhood when there are so many other BETTER Neighborhoods.

Are they providing a fair service, or do they encourage boosting claims in ways that may inflate the payout beyond what the insured would normally pay (+ the 35% Metro PA would want in markup for their slice)?

Would that be investing or more like gambling?