I know, very strange. 

Generally, materials are broken down into two categories:Rough Materials (lumber, nails, screws, brackets, piping, fittings, mortar, wiring, outlets, switches, drywall, etc.)Finish Materials (tile, grout, flooring, paint, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, door knobs, etc.)The way that I structure my contracts is that I buy the finish materials and have my Contractor provide all rough materials.I think it's strange your Contractor wants you to buy piping, brackets, etc, because I would classify that as rough materials.There's no way I would ever want to be responsible for buying all of the piping, fittings, elbows, p-traps, etc for my Contractor...I would be at Home Depot all day buying and returning stuff! 

Strangely, they are less concerned with a refi after your 1031. 

Hobby landlords have a very strange idea as to how a business operates.

This house I'm looking at seems to have went up in cost so much in 5 years in relation to all the "comps" in the neighborhood, it seems strange to me, I can't quite understand why.

seems strange they would require that are you doing a full renovation on it then?

It was a 3/1 and the use of space was just strange by modern standards.  

Something strange that has worked wonderfully for my wife and I is Facebook.

HVAC updated within the last few years.The Bad:1.The well and septic are strange - both either infringe on another property or are whole on another property. 

It does seem strange that a person would get a tax break at one point, only to pay taxes on that same amount later - I get how that could seem strange - but it is what it is.