I'm was a builder so a bit of insider knowledge here but if margins are really slim on a project I have used guys employed by subcontractors (electricians/plumbers/etc.) to do sidework for me at an hourly rate.

It sounds like a slim deal.

I find there are a lot of real estate investors pounding the pavement now which makes the deals slim pickings...Georgia

A house might be listed for $40k and my analysis puts my offer right at $40k, but knowing that 30 other offers are going to come in and the fact that I've already made at least 100 offers on other properties I offer $42k hoping that I have a slim chance of getting it.  

my goal is 20k per flip....so far this year i'm exceeding that..profit margins are slim in charlotte, or maybe i just prefer to sell quick and underprice......my last flip i had 3 offers the first 2 days..pricing is something i need to work on bc i like to be competitive, but sometimes i think i'm selling my property short...to compensate for the slim margin, my goal is to increase the volume of my business..i close on one tmrw...wish me luck with the rehab!!

I bought some Slim Jims at Walmart yesterday.

First of all if your deal's avg. listing price in neighborhood is 279K then your margin is slim...

Statistically speaking, the chances of any tenant catching up are slim to none.

Combined with fairly high average selling prices on properties, that makes for a potentially very slim profit margin on renting.

Aren't the odds slim to none to have a seller agree to that?