Give them a cut, etc. 

I receive advice early on, you have to know when to cut ties because your wasting time on a client that you can not assist selling their property at the unrealistic price.  

Monteria,    I find that if you word your ads in a professional manner, use a registered business name & include that a credit check is required you cut down on a lot of the riff raff.

So, to follow up, I got some quotes from a granite repair person, and he said the damage around the sink was really unusual--usually its just in one or two spots--not all around the entire sink cut out like this one was.  

Best to cut your living expenses to the bone and figure a way to generate some income other than those funds.

(You may be able to find a bank that would go up to 80% LTV, but of course the more you borrow the more you cut in to the cash flow on the current property- and increase your DTI for when you're looking for the next mortgage). 

Sale Price:  $100KEquipments & Furnitures: 30KNet Proceed: $70KLandlord 75% cut: 52.5K.Owner: 17.5K

Obviously, the current state of the real property market place helps fuel the fire with lower product supplies and higher price expectations and since 'distressed' loans trade for some discount, the bridge is easily made.

My post got cut off.

These repairs were done without city permits or approvals, without using licensed contractors, and consisted of the slab foundations being cut, removal of dirt, and filling it back in without compaction.I guess I can't blame him for attempting to pull one over on me, after all, I am a stupid investor from CA with money pouring out of my ears just wanting to place it anywhere I can!!