First, do no harm is officially out the window. 

There is of course the valid argument that when buying this way, you could harm the seller in the event you did not make the payments.

I would guess it's closer to 30%-35%.Office is under alot of stress due to changing workplace habits.

Malissa,The County Assessor is not likely a fool.Also, when it is discovered, by the County, the building inspector may determine that your property it is not habitable because there were no inspections of the work as it progressed.Think it over...

Rentals that accept section 8 must meet minimum requirements for habitability and (at least in Virginia) be inspected to ensure they conform.I wouldn't think section 8 is a good idea for a first rental.

Don't start out with a negative cashflow property - reason being - you want to start off with good habits.

You already did all the work making a habitable home for rent.

I don't necessarily agree with the position, but if the objective is to collect the $30,000, it can only do harm to the contractor's business which is adverse to Kevin's objective.

If you make it a habit to call 5 brokers a day and let them know what you are looking for, eventually you will find an off market flip before it hits the MLS.

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