It's not uncommon to buy yourself into a never-ending job, thinking that you are making a killing. 

We're $13K over our original budget, but we've also added about 700 square feet to the project, so on a per-square-foot basis, we're actually under budget (a contrived way to look at it, but it indicates that we're not completely naive).Also, the time frame to get permits was ridiculously long (6 months), but given that it's not uncommon for it to take experienced rehabbers 3 months for City of Atlanta permits, I guess it could have been worse.

When the majority of the time the cheaper listings are more work.In my area (where the average home value is $1.2M and it's not uncommon to have a $3-4M listing), 2.8% for both buyer's and listing agents is standard.

It’s not uncommon to be squeezed out of a wholesale deal if you aren’t careful. 

Not completely uncommon in the bay area.Finding a tax attorney who has strong experience in all these areas(especially real estate) is important.

It's not uncommon for gas furnaces to be 3x larger than they need to be.

It's not uncommon and becoming more and more common every day as there are some gurus out there teaching the MTR arbitrage method.

Hey Sarah,    People backing out of contracts last minute isn't super uncommon as similar situations happen.

In more "local" and nonvacation style markets its not uncommon that some of these hosts are keeping cleaning fees down by cleaning themselves.

This isn't uncommon in less expensive markets in the midwest and south.