The one that jumped out the most said something to the effect of “the problem with real estate investing is that you save and save and save for a property.

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I'd much rather have a price concession and have the buyer get the work done themselves.If you want to shoot me the address, I can tell you how many days it was on the market, vs the average for the area. 

This could all be addressed in an agreement such as a pre-nup.

Just as we all have different body types that may effect running, each of us have different circumstances that effect our investing.  

Effectively, I would be acting as the buyer's agent, which requires a written agreement, and my fee can only be a commission.   

So here is the scenario....Utility bill comes to my address (these specific utilities are in my name), I pay for them so that they are on time with no late fee.

@Ike Ekeh I agree this is a tough question to address and you'll get varying answers.

I search the county records and the owner's address is listed as the properties address.

When I fired a contractor earlier this year, he wanted me to make the final check to someone else. i insisted on writing a check to him, with the memo stating it was for work on the specific address and that the work was paid for in full.