I say these things not to exaggerate or to frustrate you, but to help you think about what you’re willing to compromise in order to pursue your goals.

I think you will have to compromise a little.

Negotiate a compromise with the buyer (for example, maybe YOU provide a guarantee in the case the work was ineffective); or2.

What I've been doing recently in my investing is to take a closer look at historical homes that have had basic improvements in electric and hvac and other necessary updates without compromising the style of the time period.

Don't compromise on your criteria!  

I compromised and became a W-2 employee of a temporary help agency.

With all of this, it is possible that you still may not be able to come up with anything worth it for you personally to invest in ... that is ok ... keep looking and studying ... better to keep looking than to compromise your standards and get into something you may regret later.

I might have compromised and given someone in dire straights 60 days but that would have been about itI sold that 4 plex and made a good profit leaving under value units needing repairs would have cost me equity and profit 

We let the bank know and tried to compromise with the contractor in spite of not wanting to.

With that being said, our compromise is to find a house with an ADU or mother-in-law apartment in the basement that can be rented to offset a large chunk of the mortgage.We’re currently pre-approved and have been looking at properties that are matching our criteria.