Because not everyone want to take the time and energy to learn it!

If I am reading the info right - Your Insurance company wants to ensure that the heating was on therefore ensuring that the pipes didn't burst due to freezing, not that there was a supply of energy to the house. 

Meanwhile hardly any emphasis is placed on the loan administration and even more importantly the relationship component of lending.Far too many investors, particularly those just starting out, are being conditioned to seek out the “easy” lending choice rather than invest time and energy required to cultivate meaningful relationships with lenders who truly value the borrower/lender relationship and are interested in assisting you grow.

We did sell a couple of the duplexes which werent worth the energy we were having to put in.

If you go do all this legwork and they end up getting cancelled, you lose time, money and energy.

I got burned several years ago.

Considering airbnb's downtown, long term rentals in up and coming areas near burns park, fixer uppers...pretty much anything except student housing - that feels hard!  

Department of Energy.

All the rehab deals we had took significantly longer than expected, costed more in rehab, bank refinances did not necessarily go as planned, contractors burned us in various ways, property mngt was a nightmare, etc.

I have a client exploring a new build (her home recently burned down).