@Steven TawreseyThis is a KILLER observation.  

I want to pay my guys as soon as they get a phase of the job done, but having to negotiate that final bill was a time killer, stressful and avoidable.Lesson 6: Use licensed reputable electricians for electrical work and licensed reputable plumbers for rough plumbing work.

Just be cautious on the numbers once you started digging into properties (hopefully LA will crash and open the window wide open for you to get a killer house-hack deal!).

When I was working with clients as an agent, crawlspace issues were always a hot button because of the mold and rot potential - kind of a deal killer for western Oregon buyers...not sure about Virginia.  

If you are rehabbing, not a rental, you can make killer oak butcher block counter tops out of raw oak flooring.

Vacancy has been my #1 profit killer.

If you think Albany's taxes are bad wait till you see guilderlands, a 3/2 sfh in North colonie would likely rent in the 1800 range, but you have to pay 250k for a decent one.. the numbers rarely work unless your getting killer deals on them.

In conclusion I would say this attorney is a deal killer for any buyers including me.

The other deal killer with condos can be rent restrictions (only a certain % of condos in the complex can be rented out without an owner occupant living there).

The HOA is killer though - $330 per month.