If the existing drywall/plaster is removed, cleaned up, framing is in good shape, not too many small convoluted time consuming areas, and you are doing an entire house ...

Those fees would consume the additional payment proceeds.

If so, I can't even imagine how many great sub2 / lease option deals he must have thrown away.Yeah, he finds the lease options to be too time consuming for such a low pay off.

Gary - You didn't have Use enhanced signature selected.

this is very time consuming and I am getting frustrated.

This sounds like a loser as a rental (read up on the 50% guideline which states that half of your gross rent will be consumed by expenses and vacancies over time.)

Push back and demand they provide a property accounting of the deposit and a refund of whatever amount isn't legitimately consumed when you move out.

The parts that are tedious and time consuming, like direct mail marketing and answering the phone can be out sourced.

It's so time consuming and as soon as you start painting, your phone will ring or there's fifty other little things that need to be done.If you can do the work yourself in a timely manner when starting out, I think it's good.

Wholesaling is time consuming but there are some great deals to be had.