I figured that people would see the dimmers and at least give me the benefit of the doubt, and they did.Then I got comment No. 2 on the same problem, brought in my electrician, and he saw and explained that the lights had been incorrectly wired when I bought the place.

@Austin Tessyes, you can get a loan to do a flip, but flipping still requires your own cash - it's typically impossible for a brand new investor to borrow an amount that covers all of the costs of a flip.  

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That is like walking into the store to buy juice that is for sale for $5 and paying them $7 for it because you want to pay more than what the juice is worth.

The store is beautiful now.

I purchased a home here a few years ago, brand new.

It definitely looks infinitely better than when you bought it, well done! 

I was informed by my GC that over the weekend, the brand new HVAC was stolen.  

So you are now advising even a brand new real estate investor to go ahead and do a deal all by themselves because the seller happens to be unrepresented?

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