DerekI am no expert, but I believe if you do a search of the forums, this topic is addressed (and argued) at length.2% seems to work for most folks who are working in Class C or lower properties.  

@Jay CraigIf you're having trouble with accurate comps, you may not know the market like an expert yet.  

Some of the experts have given their opinions and there is really no additional information you can add that will change the professionals' assessment of the deal.Good luck.

Poor work ethics, drinking on the job, etc.If he does not finish you must exercise whatever stipulations that you have to resolve a breach in contract.Seek legal advice and have an attorney tell you what can be done.Depending on the state there may be a fund that you could receive damages from if he does not finish.I am no expert, but your contract should have been created by a lawyer or at least reviewed and include what you can do and should do in situations such as these.

Rather than hide it you have taken action to correct it although it is costing you money.Salesmen can be very persuasive, especially when they are licensed and hence regarded as experts.

I am not a real estate expert, nor do I have a lot of experience.

Note: I'm not an expert at this either but having been a landlord with a few James Island suburban houses for 10 years now and for me it works to make them as nice as possible and be picky about the tenants.

I highly recommend that during your due diligence you speak with an expert with regards to the dentist's occupancy within the space, more specifically, any potential issues due to x-ray's.

In most of the cases I only have a name. The address listed is for the administrator which may be living outside the state. In order to search for a property under the deceased name, I can go to county Tax assessor...

On one property that I'm familiar with the title company won't insure a tax sale that is from 19 years ago, because the statute here for adverse possession is 21 years, so the want the tax sale to be 21 years old before they will issue title insurance.Real estate agents are not title experts, maybe 1 in 1,000.