A few thousand dollars on a $100,000 property may feel like chump change in the moment, but if this strategy saves you a few thousand dollars each time you negotiate, you will end up saving tens of thousands over the course of your investment career.Think about it like this: you wouldn’t bay $200 for a dishwasher you could get for $100; whether you are saving that money on an appliance or on the purchase of the house, a hundred bucks is a hundred bucks.Be careful with this strategy since the seller can negotiate with other buyers while you are making them wait… if there are a lot of buyers interested in the property and you implement this strategy, you’ll end up losing the deal.

Flippers have holding costs and may be under stress like any other.Flippers do not normally rent out the house before it is sold so they have no positive cash-flow until it is sold.Some monthly costs that they incur are hard money interest, property taxes, insurance, utilities, etc.They also have risks of squatters coming in and ruining their renovations.As a result, if you see properties on the market long enough, you may be able to get a deal.best of luck

Sure, I could list out thousands of things, type up a novel....but I don't' want to do that. 

I recouped most of my money at the refinance, but had a couple thousand left in.  

I’ve had two interactions with Airbnb and both cost me thousands.  

The fire destroyed several thousand houses. 

The concern I have about writing a review is ruining this investors credibility with getting future bookings because of these issues.

Somewhere along the way we transitioned from a PM to self managing.Yes, we were landlords before the internet but people have been land lording for thousands of years.REI has been very beneficial to us, we grew slowly and maybe a bit by accident.

Going personally to look has literally saved me tens of thousands over the years, I have many examples of how.

Depending on how they are done, these alterations can ruin a property, or if you are lucky, thought went into the alterations and the old doors and trim were saved in the basement, making the restoration of the real charm somewhat easier.To summarize, you really need to understand fundamental construction and either have plenty of experience to know what you are looking at, or Pros you can truly trust and rely on to adequately evaluate your opportunity and provide numbers that hold true to a high degree.