Can be less expensive also. quarts, marble and granite are porous materials - - that means unless sealed and KEPT properly sealed, they will take and soak in anything that stains.Caveat Emptor.

I'm pretty new to this industry, but have been soaking up a ton of info all summer reading BP books and listening to podcasts.

Carpet under him was soaked. 

This will be my first venture as well, so I'm trying to soak in stories of others.

Well, that snowballed into a major drain pipe leak that had soaked into 2 downstairs kitchens (the clogged toilet was just the first symptom that was noticed). $24,000 later, we had 2 kitchens demoed and replaced and a new bathroom vanity and floor, not to mention a repaired drain pipe.

My advice is to soak up all the knowledge you can from here!

they can log if its frozen though.. but not soaking wet..  

@Brian PawlFor the past year I’ve been soaking up as much real estate and tax knowledge I can get my hands up.

Trying to soak up the game here, so my next move is the best move!

If you come across as genuine and offer an experienced investor some value, then soak it up and do 1 project.