So it shouldn't be too difficult to get him to play ball as long as you let him know you're not wasting his time and gives him business for the deals that will work.

If you sell it to a non-investor retail buyer you will probably make a significantly higher amount by putting up the walls and painting it than not.

We end up eating the cost of things like nails, putty, caulk, buckets, paint pans, rollers, putty knives, trowels ect due to waste and the tools ect walking off with the contractors.  

Arrange for professional cleaning of the HVAC system, ducts, carpets, walls, woodwork, cabinets, windows, blinds, appliances, etc.

You don't want to waste your time or the sellers time if you don't qualify. 

While I appreciate that my house looks terrible at times, I feel bad that y'all are wasting your marketing on me.  

@rush wall awesome thanks just trying to learn all i can then i will go out there and get my feet wet

Walls need to be moved around to open areas up and to change the design for things like moving the master bath access to the master bedroom instead of the hall.

The previous owner did a bunch of work to correct these things, however when the code inspector came out he noticed a few small things such as painting, some wood rot, and a retaining wall that needs to be fixed.

We asked the broker to show us the center either during or right after a rain came through so we could see the real issues; as if the consistent water stains on the walls, columns and ceilings weren't enough to know the roofs were in really bad shape.