They just want to be in the good area for their business.My experience is each and every property is situational in nature.

I got into the real estate business originally due to the fact that I had a lot of free time, my family consisted of builders, contractor's and investors so it was a natural fit for me.

If the foreclosure is 85 years old then naturally that is going to be an upgrade over existing cabinets even if I go to home depot and get stock cabinets in most cases.  

Carpet and drapes (thin and not rigid), not so much.Don't forget that she need also comply with fire rating - which typically necessitates the use of dense Rock Wool (i.e Roxul Safe-n-Sound)in the cavity between units and often requires you hang fire-rated sheet rock from resilient channel.

You rock!!

By the time you reach your natural life expectancy, your cash value should have long surpassed your original death benefit. 

I have one plus a non-contact voltage tester in the glove box of each vehicle (you just never know when you might need it) and, naturally, in my tool bag along with the multi-meter. 

Hello Eric, I'm a fellow flooring installer, banks DO get leery of self employed people because of the unstable nature of their income.

Raise rents as Jon suggested, the tenants will usually leave by natural attrition or they adapt changing their ways and pay the rent.

I'm naturally a skeptic so I like to know what I'm getting into without any of the fluff.