Here are some of these excuses:1) I don't have enough energy (as i struggle with a chronic medical condition...)2) I don't have enough time (because I am a young mother of two children...)3) I don't have enough money (because though our savings are growing steadily, it is not enough to do a deal on my own...)4) I don't know enough (at least it seems little relative to the information out there...)So now, Brain, listen well: These 'excuses' listed here are precisely the reasons you NEED to get good at this, and quickly too!

Your advice is precise and easy to understand. 

Maybe he can call the loan servicer to get more precise information, since I'm sure they've at least gone through the process.

Hey Forum, hope you're well.There's a decent property that's caught my eye in Ft Lauderdale, FL -- Riverside Park to be precise.

precisely. the original posts put this forward like it is some kind of game-changing idea. 

But this is the PRECISE reason why you should shop around. 

Well, to be precise, they make their low-paid newly-hired fresh-from-law-school lackies do the title work.

I know CitiBank offers Landlord banking services for precisely this.

In addition wo what Bill said, to help get a more precise number, you can try Form 998 that identifies your property expenses (and income) as well as reserves for capitalized items.

To preface my reply, a thing, any thing, is precisely as valuable as two negotiators agree it is.