Additionally when a deal fell thru because the financials were not going to pan out as advertised, I never received my earnest money back. 

Obviously this is still a numbers game, and that has to pan out for the plan to work, but I'm looking at the other aspects too. 

For wall tile in showers or back splashes, you should expect to pay $8-$12 per SF for labor only (and same price for shower pan mosaics as well).

Sebring is tin the middle of the state in Lake Country. 

Having been off and on in and around King County (was a senior electrical engineering consultant in one of Everett's consulting firm serving Boeing's structural analysis  tin cans, and many other surrounding hi tech companies many years back),  I see that this is a spot on potential investment.

It’ll all pan out in the long run.

This will give me experience with refinancing into a commercial loan.It will be interesting to track this one and see how it pans out. 

The kitchen is updated but the pots, pans, and utensils all need to be replaced.

But make sure your numbers on the unit work as a long term rental as well in case STR doesn't pan out. 

I'm going to let you guess how that argument would pan out.As said before, if it quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck.Wholesaling brings a buyer and seller together to negotiate a transaction, the subject of which is real estate.