We were also aware that the drop from the pole to the house had to be relocated (too close to a window), which was fairly easily done - although ComEd will actually do the physical work of putting the new drop onto our new attachment point.

I wouldn't touch Detroit with a 300 mile pole, and only chose Cleveland and Columbus (more so Columbus) because i have family on the ground there i could leverage as well as Columbus being a strong rental market with a growing population.The situation i am in is not a cash problem as i have a substantial amount saved up from working, it is more of a time problem given my job is very time demanding 

I'll throw a little more fuel onto this Kafkaesque Fire. 

I'm basically raising some ideas up the flag pole to see if anyone salutes.

Seems like traditional banks don't want to touch fix and flip loans with a 10 foot pole. 

I used it as fuel to catapult me into the highest level of competitiveness I had ever experienced.

Spent quite a lot of time and fuel on something that would have ended up paying around $5 an hour, but having agreed to it I did it.They never paid me.

With time, my renters will have paid down the current mortgage, fueled your savings for the down payments on future deals, and allowed you to live for free or almost free.

You certainly don't need a business consultant, and a lawyer is also pretty low on the totem pole.

The Tardus coaches help you develop your "buy box" and criteria for evaluating various investment opportunities, whether it be fast burning fuel or slow burning fuel.