The truth ends up being, the people (students/customers) that come to them (gurus) and say they want to learn, actually don't want to do the work.

You shouldn't have to print anything out or maintain a file cabinet.

- vanity, (Home Cheapo or custom, what size) - floor, (laminate, tile, wood). can go on, and depending on the detail will depend on how long a project takes, floors sanded or not, tiled or carpet ?

Of course, we are talking my LOCAL market, LOCAL fees, local customs and they are probably not similar to yours in many ways.

For the kitchen remodels, the cabinets are fine but need paint, and I want to take out the top half of one of the walls to open it up.

Based on the number of investors we know, and the market we have seen for HUD properties in Florida, we set up a "bidding machine" for investors that specifically targets HUD properties.We send weekly spreadsheets of "regions" grouped by counties.We have customized spreadsheets for each investor that tracks progress.We treat this as an actual business silo that our investor clients love, because all the heavy lifting is done.As a Real Estate Brokerage you need to:Define an opportunityDifferentiate yourself from every other competitor out thereMake it simple for your clients to do business with youShare their pain AND their joyDo whatever you can to continue to make your relationship a win/win environmentToday was an example of this strategy as we won three homes for three separate investors, and all of them are thrilled.

The owner claims to bring in $50k annually through selling parking tickets to amusement park customers.

I would definitively suggest just using the title company though, then build a relationship what one of there customer support people so you can ask for lists anytime.

But seller net is not the same when you have a 4% or 5% RTT to pay; assume seller pays half of that as is usual custom.

The lender mentioned that there are federal "safe harbor guidelines" where the lender fees cannot exceed 5% of the loan amount "to protect the customer".