I guess I'd just just shoot for the lower end of the ARV or even shave off your rehab budget if you can.

Here's a link to my estimated calculator report if you guys are interested: Portland Duplex Austin- I was able to shave off $4000 based on the inspection that suggested I needed a new roof within a few years.

Is it wrong for me to think I could get a little bit shaved off my bids? 

This new bookkeeper seems to be the cream of the crop and I'm paying $500 per month plus 2k set up fee (After having paid my last bookkeeper 4k to clean up my books) (my point is... am I spending enough that they should have a fix for me or can I not rely on that?) 

A nice way to shave off $100! 

Logically AirBnB valuation just shaved off 10 -20 Billion dollars.

As I understand reverse mortgages, on the death of the Borrower, the heir(s) have the right to obtain a release of the mortgage for 95% of the current appraised value of the property. 

We are also cognizant of warranty followup, and regularly deliver on that (MN has 1 year, 2 year, 10 year statutory warranties related to certain construction elements which most GCs try to avoid mentioning).There's certainly a balance, and DIY work is the best way to shave costs.

He suffered through another episode of depression and didn't bath, showered, shaved or got haircuts for months.

I could be wrong on this, but truly believe that ARV's of the past 6 months, need to be shaved by 5 - 10% moving forward.There WILL be buyers in the market no matter how the Economy is doing/ recovers.