The investor buyer should be walking through with a contractor if they aren't able to estimate the repairs themselves.I can't think of one wholesale deal I've had that a property inspector walked through for the buyer.

You think they aren't?

Banks aren't very willing to do such loans at all right now, but might with your equity spread.

But tenants aren't burdoned with the need for that social nicety.Still, I don't want to participate in the holiday gift-giving mania.

Appraisals aren't worth the cost of the paper written on imo, unmarketable, and this in the worst economy in 30 years!

Because if you aren't, you are cruising for a bruising.

No, we aren't biased.Having said all of that, those that are successful in the market would sit and debate me on how bad RE is and how good the markets are.

Shari aren't you worried that 4% would hurt inflation by drastically lowering the value of the dollar in foriegn currency markets

I have seen those 15k houses and those aren't in this neighborhood.

Aren't you really just taking a net listing which is illegal anyway?