It helps if these repair estimates are also submitted to the bank with the initial short sale package, another reason for doing inspections after seller acceptance-not after seller's Lender approval.

Any gauge has to be inspected and calibrated periodically.

She *really* wants to move in, but I'm not going to rush anything.What makes this client different is that (a) the two husband and wife are manager and president of a privately-owned business (a medical equipment supplier), and (b) they have been homeowners, and are selling their house and moving into a rental, to be closer to their business (which is about a mile from the house that I'm renting) and because she doesn't want to take care of a yard anymore (I'm including the gardener in my package).

Daniel Miller To sign up for that site requires an inspection.

Hi Guys,We have agreed on a purchase price for a two family house in a college rental area and if the inspections goes well we will be buying our first investment property.

I offer blind all the time, I don't CLOSE on it till i inspect it or have someone inspect it for me.You end up losing some deposits from time to time but i figure that is a cost of doing business and I value my time more than the deposits.

You give that to the borrower as the work is done and you personally inspect it.

I've also heard about mrlandlord but you have to jump thru hoops to get approved (such as a home inspection).

I still buy property in London where cash flow is closer to San Francisco than most anywhere in Ohio.

If you buy, fix, sell that is closer to a manufacturer that buys, makes a widget and then sells.