We spoke for several minutes and he told me he would call me back in 10 min, I waited around for 30 min the call never came.

North of CDA 30 to 40 min. I

A/C mini-split install was ~$2800.  

Does anyone know where I could get mini-appraisals in Philadelphia?

There's a pretty huge demand for pet friendly properties, and stained and sealed concrete is about the only way to accommodate people and their muts..They would be pretty low maintenance with the metal roofing, hardie board, concrete floors, mini split hvac.  

I send out 3D mailers (mini trash cans, bank bags, etc.) and send them to expired listings in a 3 step campaign.Or, if you're great on the phone (I'm not good and cold-calling), you could just start making phone calls.

look into mini splits for the house.  

She got her CAreal estate license along the way to give her access to MLS, access to homes for sale as she wants, and to save on commissions.She/We don't flip per se, but (with only one exception) typically buy houses with opportunities for improvements, and then improve them while we/renters live in them, and then sell them a few years later.I am lucky enough to have married into a mini-RE mogul ;-)I call myself a reformed lawyer.

I'm looking at building a new home as a "mini resort getaway" style home next year.

I look forward to making some good connections here to build my mini REI Empire.