It looked so natural and it draws attention, it looked like two floor merging into each other.Another time I was redoing an old bathroom art deck tiles with patterns you can't find a match.

And if a tenant brings in a beautiful Rolls Royce and has it untagged in the driveway , it will be towed .If I start bending on the rules where do I stop ?

Stinks I know, but that is the nature of the beast.Before you bother looking for cash buyers, learn all you can on LO's, which there is a ton here.I put up a post a long time ago about how to set the numbers on a lease option that you may find useful.

Detroit has so many beautiful structures throughout the city.

Assuming you make X margin on each property (though I know James does more JV stuff too which is different) that means its volume and by nature each deal can't be a crazy deal so the really crazy deals that a local might wait for is tougher for the out of state guy/girl to get least that is who I view it. 

Seek Local Counsel.The beauty of the LLC is that is the number of creative ways you can use it are almost unlimited.  

There were many other factors that contributed...the RE prices going up was just a natural part of rise and fall.It wa a result of the "perfect storm" of events...not just oneSee Eric G. above

Wear and tear is a damage that comes with the “natural”  and "gradual" aging process. 

@Bill I can tell you are a natural born teacher and I absolutely LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

Naturally, this would ebb-and-flow depending on what we were doing - in the early startup days, we would be as low as 3-5% (or 2-months payroll) on occasion.