The other potential issue is what if they aren't satisfied with the final product.  

We end up returning $1000 - $1500 in excess materials when we do the final cleanup and recoup some costs.  

I am finally ready to sell a rental on Green Mountain, and buy a SFH off south Broadway.  

Actually I'm not 100% sure what to do so I would like others opinions.We finally got to a point where we can pull $70,000. cash out of our primary home. 

Very true, but as a seasoned investor I can say there is a market price, and then there is the off market or final agreed price.

So I've been on the forums for over a year and a half and I finally got the right mindset.

Atlanta BP community,My dad and I have always wanted to get into the House Flipping business and we finally have some money that's burning a hole in our pockets.

I am finally at the point where I want financial freedom and I want to love my work.

I have decided to follow the advice of almost everyone who answers Brandon's final question on the podcasts ("what do you think seperates successful real estate investors from those who give up, fail, or never get started?").

Over time, I watched businesses close and move out, the center fall into disrepair, it become virtually abandoned by the out-of-state owner, and finally clinging to life with the faint pulse of a sole business - a modestly successful local gym.