Do I go with inspection company or do I just get a contractor to replace the sheetrock.Looking back when there was a roof leak, I should have removed the sheet rock because it stopped raining, I thought it will dry out and no problem.. and also the tenant did not say anything after that it just went to back of my head.

As Mitch indicated credit is one piece of the pie and it is not rock solid by any means.

Talked to my current PM (really like the guy and his upfront nature) and he said this is why his company DOES NOT PROVIDE APPLIANCES IN RENTALS.

I have caulked the cracks around the kitchen window (they always find a new way to come out), set up the baits (mostly ignored), found one or two colonies in front of the house underneath the decorative rocks and sprayed them with HomeDefence (it helped for a week or two but then they came back), sprayed the perimeter with HomeDefence....Nothing seem to stop them.

Your comment of those that continue to do it have switched philosophies is simply not accurate as you can not possibly know what each of us are thinking, doing, and changing (us being rehab flippers).n I have not switched to major tear downs, I have yet to add any square feet to any property in the last two years, and my niche of luxury market homes did partially come from new market conditions, but it also came as a natural progression of my abilities. i would not place all of us (us being rehabbers) into your one pot, it is simply not accurate.No one seems to be "wondering"why I am pushing spec building except you.

Your management company will not help as the nature of the property management company means that expenses are ultimately passed through to the properties.You would need to be a real estate professional in order to qualify.

It also depends on the nature of the subfloor.

There is no way I would invest the lion share of the funds without having the lion share of the control- that is a natural concern for the money man in the deal.

Sharad -- my disbelief of CMA's is because I see what I'm paying for houses, and my somewhat skeptical nature, I suppose.

When you deal with natural people and hold yourself out to the public you have to have a license.