Stick to the contract and you will be much much better off.

Establish your rule and stick with. 

I would stick to BP.

I know this is basic, I know this has probably been harped on (heard some mention of it on podcasts, folks having a lot of offers out), but do I make some offers, and see what sticks, or do I keep looking, hunting for something to pounce on?

I've been looking at properties all around the Denver/Boulder area trying to find a cheap place to start a long term buy & hold strategy, and one sticks out.

War zones) are the areas you're not comfortable going to and if you do the police stops you on the way in and out because you stick out as don't belong there. 

A place that would have HOA fees plus figuring in for property management or do you need to stick to more of a family home?

You can put new stucco over old - chip out the bad areas and re stucco everything and your cost will be $2k instead of $5k. as far as motivating contractors -  i like the carrot and stick approach.  

I will stick to paper checks then.

. ~15 months total sales life per color - that seems crazy to me.I had intended from the beginning to find a vinyl plank product and color I could stick with for years and use in rehab after rehab to minimize waste and simplify materials management.