The ones that hit the market as good deals routinely get bid up 20k-30k over list price.

This bill is about routine care.

Some potential employers, in fact, routinely pull credit reports in an effort to better judge the character of their applicants.

Not sure if anyone mentioned raising some private funds from family and friends and secure the note with the property. it sounds like an expensive lesson, may be a good idea for him to add a provision in the lease with the future tenants for routine inspections...

I routinely commute to the city during rush hour and I promise you up and down i55 will be an hour and a half stop and go.

@Jonathan Tea for most of the routine maintenance things, they only need a handy man but they should have a contractor to handle larger tenant turn overs.

For you, I think that working on 20k over the years will not be nearly as uncomfortable or stressful!  

I would also be very uncomfortable with a "honcho" getting you out of the model that works for you and into something you know little if anything about . 

I would agree that there is an issue with what many Realtors have to offer, but I don't agree that a Real Estate consumer can routinely do better than a quality Realtor.2- Part of the reason this became the norm, is that when the total commissions are a part of the purchase price (Seller pays them), THEY CAN BE FINANCED!!!!!!!!!

You're trying to compare daily health routines with preparedness, as if owning a gun means you don't brush your teeth.