If you are planning to sell it, are you buying a fixer-upper or paying retail?

I'm deliberating whether I should hire my neighbor (he just had leg surgery and walking with a cane) across the street to do construction because if the construction turns out bad, I strain the relationship with the neighbor across the street, and also whether I should hire my neighbor from another place who does the design because I kinda don't prefer he knows where I live (just because if the design turns out bad, I strain another relationship with him and exposes my address of where I live).

And how hungry did someone have to be to say 'mm, that 8 legged sea creature with the snappy legs looks delicious'.

This is a great way to cover personal homeowner expenses and has given so many people a leg up in real estate investing!

My logic is, I would be paying for a lease so I might has well build up equity in a mortgage instead and if I found a fixer-upper then have equity also.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I'm wondering if I just move on from my PM and find someone who's willing to take on a bit of a fixer upper, or keep the current PM for now, hire out someone myself to do all the work needed, then find a new PM.

@Juan Perez  I reread the OP  the company DOES fund 100% of the deal.. the OP does the leg work at his expense... flipping a deal is always an option of course

In many successful businesses, the founders start off doing the heavy lifting and leg work themselves, but as their business grows they let go of responsibilities to people they trust.

Is it possible to remove the upper cabinets for now and let the drywall dry and leave the re-drywalling until she's out? 

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