What happens sometimes are that they get slammed with extra work and have to hire "iffy" help to bridge the gap.

After realizing the truth of working In a larger game development company, also realizing they’re all two hours away from my house (except some that are an hour away and I most likely wouldn’t be able to get into) and realizing my real passion is real estate/real estate investing I figured that I wanted a career switch into real estate completely.

Personally, when I go on an appointment, I always carry extra forms such as the PSA, Addendums, Options, etc.

The only thing that muddies things from your view is that HELOC only charges you for the interest calculated and you decide how much extra to pay. 

@Joe Hines that is what I’m going to start doing- tack a few extra percent on when running numbers.

@mike @Mike Cumbie I've been in this position before and would offer to put down some silly extra EMD to get the seller to stay in contract.

Yes, I would charge extra for an outdoor dog.

Most of the time the money you save on buying the material is spent on the extra time it takes for someone to install it.

Find a deal that will make you money buy good liability insurance and when you start making money find a CPA to help you keep some extra bucks and a lawyer to protect the bucks you have.

Just go in with realistic expectations, don't expect to be able to spend an extra $1,000 a month because now there is $1,600 of rent coming in.