Refer to it at least weekly if not daily (when you shave?)

It may be tight, definitely don't make a habit of doing deals this tight all the time but believing you can do it is half the battle. the 2nd half is working with the contractor to shave that 45k down to 35k or seeing if he will take a back end cut for at cost renovations.

My biggest question about probate is a property that has a mortgage on it that has not been paid in a while because the mortgagee(s) have died.

We also laid some foam down under the flooring to make it quiet and insulate from the cellar below.Here is the finished product, for now...Still have work to do, but we are getting close!

Could the $$$'s have been used for other investments OF COURSE .

Kruti S Have a walk thru about 2-3 days before you close.

The article describes one stagers of use of foam and cardboard furniture to accomplish the goals of staging more quickly and cheaply!

Shaving off 15% from ARV

I do like that Foam board approach@Mike B. thanks for your input, I figured that the spray foam would be a big selling point when I go to list the property.  

The number of ways to shave a cat are limited only by your creativity, resources/ experience, and stubbornness for success.