And renovation of kitchen that comes complete with cowboy wall paper covered cabinets.    

Then we get into it; and realized we hated swinging hammers, and knocking down walls, or we hated dealing with the 3 T's (tenants, toilets, and taxes), or whatever...Remember:(1) There is no need to "buy yourself another job".

I'm a little unsure about how this system works, and of course, being cheap/frugal/ whatever, I hate to waste money.  

So, if you are serious pay it, if not or if it's not a good deal don't waste your money.If I were a seller in a hurry to sell and it was costing me $XXX per day while someone had it tied up while they shopped a buyer I would want assurances they were going to close and  one way is by having a nonrefundable fee. 

Don't waste your time on a dead end when you could be focusing on the next opportunity.  

Threw a countertop on them and hung a wall cabinet above that for storage.

Then almost certainly a complete waste of time.  

He examined the second-floor bathroom, where silver faucets were offset by walls painted in a “toasted almond” color, a pairing seen in many Starwood Waypoint homes because the firm purchases those items in bulk.

Property is vacant and needs work, not sure how much because I am not going to waste time visiting the property until I get a signed contract back from them, which should be in the next few days.  

I know I should meet with local people but I'd like to get my level one research straight before I waste someone's time doing Level 2 research.