I was met with a bureaucratic stiff arm...I was told to go to 333 s state for water shutoff passed and off between rooms and people for the other two lists without yielding anything.

And no one likes to move, in fact we all HATE it - so much so that they'll probably take a stiff increase to stay put, b/c truthfully it sounds like even a stiff increase ($200?)

I have offered on a duplex with the figures below and seem to be up against a stiff necked seller.  

I reviewed tax liens a few years ago and have found the competition to be very stiff.

If you as an investor buy a home that you intend to rehab or improve in any way and will sell it to another person you must be a licensed GC.. or in Oregon you can be a licensed GC or Licensed developer like I am.So yes all these folks running around flipping houses that do not have either license are breaking the law and subject to some pretty stiff fines.So this OP I snot a GC but an investor and wants to flip homes.. he needs to have a partner like he is talking about that is licensed be part of the entity owning it.Now I have many partners here in Oregon and I bring them in as co owners of an LLC with the LLC owning the asset..

Many times appraisers will want to hit a number close to what the owner tells them because if the number Is bad they stiff the appraiser.

I'll still be a working stiff for the moment and since I work for the federal government sequestration is having a small effect on available positions.

What this means is that if any major and unexpected financial matter comes up her financial reserve will be to stiff you on the rent.

The problems can arise when you are the secondary and the primary gets greedy and shortsighted and tries to stiff you on the fee.

They may hit them with a stiff fine but if it's good, why would they have him tear it down?