I had to set the record straight!

If you didn't write the contract to make those items the seller's responsibility, then you've learned a lesson and need to get that straight with your agent, before your next purchase.

Why not go straight conventional if the property qualifies?

There is also evidence of moisture along the soffit line here which is likely coming from the near by chimney.The house - interiorStructurally the place was amazingly as straight and true as when it was built.

I have a soft spot for hard money lenders and straight loans.

Improved property depends on the type of improvement.I would hold off buying a guru course straight from the guru - unless you like to pay retail prices for courses and then realize you paid to have the guru company call/email you make a larger investment. 

In a nutshell, most of us on BP are small investors looking for straight to the point answers.There's also a happy medium between the extremes of free hearsay advice on the Internet and paying thousands of dollars in consulting fees for info that is out there if you talk to the right people. 

Hi all, skipping the newbie introductions and going straight to the question(s).Spent the last 4 months really trying to focus on my investment strategy and buy and hold it is.  

@Ken RishelI wish there are straight up answers to each of your questions.

Even still - lets look at such a hypothetical scenario: the family is in financial straights due to a very sick child.