Did you find the material easy to understand and apply?

They promote a lifestyle versus how to actually do something. 3.

If there's a material issue with the property, it's not going away if you cancel your agreement, they'll have to deal with it for the next buyer, too. 

Estimating material costs is easier but the labor is tough.

I've seen investors use credit cards with a 0% APR promotion, business loans, but most times they have someone in their network privately lending them those funds.

Yes, there is an argument made that they have to disclose anything material, but that is subjective.With that said, a red flag that came up recently for me when investing out of state was when I was in escrow on a property that was purchased just a few months prior.

Any reputable contractor has material accounts everywhere and doesn't expect to be paid for labor S/he hasn't yet performed. 

External is usually where they want to approve the color of the house, types of materials, roofing, landscaping, driveway condition, etc.

@Jamie Parker we've got a lot of this already setup for investors in Detroit, so please PM us.Otherwise, the BP Moderators flag our posts for self-promotion:(

Do you have credit cards with places like Lowes and Home Depot that you can use to buy materials now and not need to pay off for maybe 90 days?