Carpet and underlayment hide unleveled imperfections well.  

It’s an imperfect proxy for at least some portions of the greater Austin and Central Texas economy.

Especially in the garage where the drywall is often imperfect anyway.

I don't do any title work on properties without a signed purchase agreement (or without some kind of ownership, however imperfect).

I like the soft satin sheen rather than gloss because it doesn't show every imperfection like gloss does.

Indestructible and great at hiding imperfections of a slab.

I could close on imperfect title and own the property while I fixed the issues.

I assume a pro would cost over $500 and for that amount my future tenants would rather have a dual sink master vanity and imperfect but freshly painted walls.

One of the tenants saw how much I was improving the property and then started requesting the smallest things be replaced such as a doorknob with a slight imperfection in it.Thank you everyone for your input and for listening.

I think everyone who works a corporate job should have a 401k for tax deferral reasons, and can't believe it when I hear some RE gurus say don't bother even if you get a company match.With that said, there are great things about RE in that it is an imperfect market, you can use leverage more easily, a little sweat equity and strategy can improve returns and so forth.