5th wheel here.

When your daily tools are flea spray, bolt cutters, a flash light, a digital camera, a measuring wheel or tape measure, a respirator, and a change of clothes for when you sit on a urine stained couch.

I have been told that laminate flooring is the way to go when it comes to flooring a rental because it is long lasting and durable.

Tailor as you learn, don't attempt to invent a new better wheel because that other one just seems too darn hard... much worse, don't ask us to invent it for you.

Late nights,weekends,emotional buyers and sellers,erratic lifestyle,etc.I find agents don't know what they want and spin their wheels for awhile while the cash goes away.Hoe much do you have to survive on until your first closing??

Put a drunk driver behind the wheel certainly.

@Joshua Dorkin My monitored topics aren't showing up (all but one), instead I get the spinning wheel.

Well hey, I spend so much time behind the wheel, why not go in a little style?

Wood floors always look richer and more upscale in rentals but are not as durable as tile.

Generally the answer is yes, unless you're running around making absurd offers, hoping to find someone asleep at the wheel here in this Seller's Market.But as a Mortgage Broker in FL, I see so many investors who unnecessarily sink a ton of their Capital into Dead Equity as a Cash Buyer.FYI- lenders don't like Cash Out refis after closing and often won't offer as high of a LTV as offered on the purchase loans.PLUS...and I see so many so called "experienced investors" whether buying in the 5m or 100k range, who sink all they got into a property and completely eliminate their access to the better loan terms via Asset Depletion / Assets For Income programs....HERE IS THE ALTERNATIVE...BEST OF BOTH Show the seller you have the ability to pay cash with a Bank letter, and can and will pay cash if needed, but you would prefer to finance the transaction.Most sellers, as long as there is a substantial good faith deposit and guaranty you have the ability and will pay cash if the financing falls through, will understand and allow a 30 day closing.Usually the only people that have an issue with this is the Realtors, who want to get paid quickly, the sellers are usually reasonable about the requests.