Get a different agent that has more ninja like qualities and will do some footwork for you.

If you look hard enough, you can find almost all of this information through some innovative footwork on your part, or through the web “Somewhere” at “Some Point.”

I've been so caught up with stories of out of state investing recently so this is a great reminder to check my own area first.Also, I started kickboxing for the first time this week and didn't realize the footwork is so difficult, but man it's been fun.

My biggest question is if there should be some sort of fee for essentially doing the foot work, finding the property and going through all the steps given the down payment is being paid back.

A-lot of footwork. 

Chief among these mistakes is trusting family and friends to take up the charge of doing footwork in my absence.

This is your deal, do some footwork.

The cost per sq ft is not accurate enough to kill the deal.It is used, as you are as a starting point for consideration.I suggest getting some hard numbers quoted on the big ticket items ie, HVAC, plumbing , and electrical and the rest is relatively cheap.Pricing per square foot works better with new construction, anything can happen in a rehab.

The good thing about this is that they are willing to do a lot of footwork for me as far as checking out property.

. $125 and some foot work and we would have an answer.The seller has a mortgage recorded only a few years back and we estimate they owe $126k, they are selling for $149k.