1) The ability to bookmark articles, pod-casts or threads that I find useful.

Inspections may cost more upfront, but they can save you from significant headaches and unexpected expenses down the road.Negotiate Hard: Use inspection findings as leverage.If the HVAC is near the end of its life, negotiate a credit for its replacement.If the cast iron plumbing is deteriorating and needs replacement, ask for a credit as well.Sellers often prefer negotiating credits over doing the work themselves.To give you an example: I was once under contract for an old house priced at $170,000.

Nope never heard of it  I have only been on BP since jan or feb but I have 1005  post since then... and I listened to a few minutes of your pod cast thingy  like what you said some did not like your sales approach but those that did not don't understand the mechanics of how to sell..

Or contact the DRE in CA and get a written opinion from them on your business model.. anything short of that is hearsay and if your wrong you will have no defense as ignorance or I heard it on a pod cast or read it on BP is no defense  :)

If it was built before like 1965 it's likely got cast iron plumbing which will crack after even an inch of lifting.  

Data, data, data.We do NOT guess on appreciation, we have data and fact driven details, knowledge and insight of what the future is, the numbers, and fact based future casting for EVERYTHING including median home price etc.. 

The FHFA and HUD issues in federal court currently cast a long shadow.

We either rent a dumpster from our trash service (usually about $200-300) or my husband will do a run to the dump for $10/dump to get rid of the big stuff but I always try to buy buildings that are built post 1940 because the bathrooms are usually configured properly and have good tile and cast iron tubs that are very sturdy which makes them good candidates for refinishing.

(Furnish an STR with cast-off furniture and take cell-phone photos and see how well you do.) 

Even though our response rates aren't were we would like them, we've still gotten deals done from them and I attribute that solely to our net being cast very wide.