What I do believe is true is that when you go into something knowing that it is going to take lots of work and that it will more than likely not be easy...it makes the journey and the growth that much better. 

I can just assign the work, and walk away.

I'm learning there are so many ways to make relationships work and to make deals work for both people.

It does work and it will cause a house to burn down not a myth.

@jscot @Brandon Turner I am reading The book on flipping Flipping Houses that I bought on bp a few days ago and like it very much a step by step approach on everything specially for new flippers but I could not find t...

It has the diversified and vivid economic climate of Jacksonville, evidenced by the fact that it had been just lately named the third best place in the state to find work. And

AHS has this language for undetectible pre-existing conditions and generally has good reviews - Most people don't renew after the first year following purchase as it is more economical to save up for future repairs/ replacement to older appliances...You can always drop by and power the laundry appliances on and check out if they work and if there are obvious issues, then you could ask seller to replace them prior to closing or provide a credit in addition to the warranty for new ones. this way you dont have to jump through warranty hoops, which is obviously slower and can be frustrating due to variation in quality of service and repair coverage along with deductible cost...Remember the seller will pay for it, but you get to choose the warranty plan and company is selected.https://www.ahs.com/realestate/home_warranty/home-...

Appraisers constantly build their knowledge base through experience, forums, symposiums, field work, and resources like the MAI - the comment about 1970's calculations demonstrates an ignorance of fundamentals - not the least of which is the economic law of diminishing returns. 

So they brought in an engineer to claim the house required 80k worth of work and therefore the appraisals should be much lower. 

If you do, you'll certainly appreciate the risks of shortcuts and half measures.