They've got Rapid Patch Concrete Refinisher pouch.

The house has been demo'ed, sheet rock has been patched and compounded, we started painting the second floor, rewired the electric in the bathroom/ master BR, and the list goes on.

Generally when I see lower quoted numbers they have patched repairs and have deferred capex which will come off the purchase price.

Steve Might Depends on what type of wall you are patching.

If it needs patching of walls, new flooring, some fixtures, cosmetics, then you could probably do it.Also keep in mind, the benefit to buying a gutted property is that you have instant equity when it's done.

Now I'll give you a funny:The maintenance man called me to tell me that while patching roofing on one building he looked over and saw someone had installed a full size pool with pump and filter on the top of a 3 story flat tar roof building directly adjacent.

Be prepared to do a lot of patching if that's the case.

It is a 1180sf house on 1.11 acres.We will definitely need an estimate to identify whether we will need to replace the whole roof, or only patch, but are leaning toward basing our offer on the need for a new roof.Any help on our question would be greatly appreciated.

Start with the high number first.I have patched shower stalls and the like before.

Is he going through a rough patch right now or can he just not afford this property?