Biggerpockets is full of great information including enormous amounts of info on property management!

Which was extra.

In most cases you'll find everything you need here on BP so don't spend any extra money elsewhere.

If you are in a tight margin market, then the thousands of dollars in extra closing costs and interest will eat your margins. 

My Dad was a fire fighter and then Captain with Clark County for 25+ years.With the amount of time firefighters have off Real Estate is a great way to make some extra $$$ in the off time.Let's connect.

Maybe it's different if the "extra" money is coming from an assistance agency like SAVE. 

Otherwise, I think it's worth doing a comparative analysis to see how well you would do with a new loan and investing that extra money in what you think you can get for a property.

Those contractors will usually charge a bit more (not tremendously more) to do the work, but they are well worth the extra cost. 

The other thing I didn't agree with is that if I'm forcing my potential buyer to produce a Cashier's check, I'm making them jump through an extra/unnecessary hoop.

I purchase the house directly from you so there are no real estate commissions or extra fees coming out of your pocket.