I'm having trouble accessing my small business email which I do through Yahoo Small Business (I have no problem accessing my personal email on the regular yahoo servers).

I am open to help out in any way shape or form to get my business going by helping my regular clients.

If it's items that Fannie Mae or Freddie mac or the FHA require like double straps on a water heater and running water and co 2 detectors and something covering the floors ( carpet or tile ) then it's a must if you want buyers who have to get regular conventional financing. 

There are other REIA groups that meet regularly.

If you know the area well, drive there regularly anyway, and have on the ground help, that's all huge.  

I will check into BP regularly seeing that my pockets are not big enough. ;-)

@Cory E.If it really was a flip, i.e. property bought, fixed and resold - you would have been taxed much harsher: regular income tax + self-employment tax.

But if your rate is 3.5 or so, bumping up to 5 or 5.5 is what you'd be looking at in the conventional loan invest grade mortgages, so it is a bit of a wash.  

We white-wash these areas and the people from there don't simply move away, they are forced out.

We primed and repainted the whole place and washed the carpet (tide and bleach) but there is still a smoke smell probably from the carpet (and maybe the blinds which are in great condition but are covered with tar).