Anyone who did that over the past year really left a lot on the table.

I would only be bringing 10-25% of the up front cash to the table, however I would be doing 100% of the managing.  

Our kids had to work on almost all the projects – they got paid each night at the dinner table – food!

One of the options on the table. 

We decided to go with the first one and she will bring 5k to the table if it doesn't appraise at least 276,500.

Then we'll rent the property up and enjoy our monthly cashflow for the years to come :) This deal is unique because it's lipstick flip (interior & exterior paint make up 80+% of our renovation budget).

There are times when a title company will load up the HUD-1 with "junk fees", learn to recognize them and negotiate them away.You should always get a HUD in advance of your live settlement, this way there will no surprises at the settlement table.

If you are a new agent or experienced agent, what can you bring to the table?

You most certainly will alienate the very people you NEED to do business with.Now there are circumstance where I do think open-carry is helpful, but I'll leave that off the table.

We have our team in place, who bring a lot of experience to the table.