Real estate rehab might be my favorite aspect of real estate for me since it’s a grand combination of what I enjoy doing, construction, reconstruction rather and being a realtor.

The power in your first deal comes from KNOWING what ever you did, is no longer a gamble.

Secondly, in looking at claims overall, very few losses completely destroy or "total" a property, which, if your angle is to carry what is owed on the property, in hopes the lender will be paid, is a very big gamble to take.

So yeah, the "can't find a home for the poor crippled/wrong color/daughter's favorite"= no.

One of my favorite secret weapon is to call the listing agent - no joke, most agents will not call me before sending me an offer.

  " I am buy and hold forever"   "I am a Cashflow investor"  " I don't expect appreciation"  " Appreciation if gambling I am not a Gambler "  "Appreciation is icing on the cake "  these are the most common things beat into investors heads these days. and then regurgitated.. 

One of my least favorite parts of investing is dealing with banks. 

I'm starting to see most people seem to be playing the market in regards to appreciation, which in turn is essentially gambling in my eyes (although, some markets require it for a profitable outcome).

It’s not my favorite, but I use it because other agents are familiar with it and that helps transactions go smoothly.

Hi Scott,Maybe you should call her up and ask her to go out to breakfast with you (at her favorite restaurant) and start the process of hashing this out between the two of you.Good Luck!