He estimated painting the interior, laying flooring, replacing windows, int and ext doors, replacing a kitchen or a bathroom, etc of a 1500 sq ft home.

You probably don’t think of Nike as the kind of company that makes the soles of its shoes in a garage with a waffle iron.

It seems that after they can't get rid of them like that, then they put the bidding to the Officer-Next-Door program (which I'm trying to get on, but haven't seen a lot of places I'd like to live in).

Here is my checklist when I go through a house:[list][size=18]LOCATION[/size][size=18]Exterior[/size]RoofChimneyGutters/Sofitts/DownsPaint/SidingElectric Service Drop (older homes with above ground wires)Exterior Doors/JamsPorch/DeckTermite Danger (ground is near wood)Land Grading (for water runoff)Central A/C UnitCement/AsphaltRetaining WallsGarageLandscapingTrash CleanupOther[size=18]Interior[/size]WindowsInterior DoorsStrip Wallpaper?

After she left we found garbage everywhere, a full refrig. that was unplugged the whole time and a latch/lock on the outside of her son's door.

It kills me that Realtor's don't seem to think they need to do anything to earn that commission except unlock a door to a house I want to see, when any old realtor can do that.

One that costed $5000 by famous marketing guru Jay Abraham I had in my garage for about 3 years.

Having this language in your documents opens the door for jumping on opportunities as they present themselves.

It is a bit of a back door into the estate world.I am going to start with the death mailings soon to see what I get.

I can get an accurate # within a few minutes because now I know what types of costs I am looking at for kitchen replacements, light fixtures, doors, etc.