However, he was so needy (time in prison, times without a job, time out of the country, needing help applying for jobs, and on and on) that he definitely had widow's husband wrapped around his finger, bending over backwards for him at his every request.

This allows the bank to lend you more money, typically via construction loan accessed through draws, and keeps their finger on the pulse that the stated renovations are being performed.

Fingers crossed for a better 2017!

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STR's are much more passive, most of mine have rent coming in every month without me having to lift a finger.

You need a phone and a finger that dials and you can drive neighborhoods looking for fixers17.

We negotiate pricing, push for terms favorable to our seller, co-ordinate the signing of documents, manage various deadlines (P&S, extensions, inspections, mortgage commitment, closing, vet the financing before accepting an offer (yes, there are still garbage pre-approvals out there), co-ordinate inspections and appraisals - including well water and septic system tests, negotiate pricing adjustments following home inspection, support the sales price with comps for the appraiser, stomp out the various fires that pop up along the way, wrangle the occasional obnoxious or overly anxious seller, make sure that the attorneys are on track with disclosures like lead paint, asbestos, mold and septic, get the seller organized with final utility readings and transferring them to the buyer at the right time and managing the final walk-through the day of closing and getting to the closing table.Other than that, we don't lift a finger.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀My motivated sellers website ranks #1 on Google (and therefore) generating 100 to 200 leads every month, organically, no ads, free, where I don’t need to lift a finger for these highly motivated seller leads.

Point the finger at yourself, and the person that is staring back at you in the mirror.  

Landlords can't always fix things at the snap of someone's fingers.