In construction, as with most things, you typically get what you pay for.DON'T STEP OVER A DOLLAR TO PICK UP A DIME!

Most home owners don't make a dime on the appreciation of their properties when they liquidate at old age.

I was doing contractor work since my early teens as a helper and it afforded me the opportunity to learn many valuable lessons on someone elses dime. 

Now that they want to move forward with buying, I feel like they are trying to get all of the big stuff taken care of on grandmas dime before they own it.

I know everyone wants to nickle and dime the rentals to squeeze all available profit out.

Like a couple hundred dollar security deposit refund dispute, this $40 or $80 a month is not worth the indigestion to me.Deposit disputes and nickel and dime early rent raises disrupt my nap schedule. 

Save every dime you can now and a work van/truck is one place you can do this.

Deal analysis tools are a dime a dozen, you can use spreadsheets, web apps, native mobile apps, etc, it all depends on your preference.There are a bunch of Excel spreadsheet templates in the BP fileplace for analyzing rental deals or rehabs.Here's a few:https://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/JasonScott/file/20-sfh-rental-analysishttps://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/brandon-turners-spreadsheet---rental-flip-hybrid-calculatorOtherwise, BP has their own Calculators you can use to analyze rentals or flips.https://www.biggerpockets.com/buy-and-hold-calculatorhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/flip-analysisWhat type of deals are you trying to analyze?

Even if you don't make a dime from a mentor, the experience can be priceless.3.

Get moving yesterdauy on th eviction, you are likley not going to see another dime in rent money.