Nothing in this business is a substitute for doing your own due diligence to the nth degree.3.

I then filed a motion to substitute party so I could collect from the tenant.

@Bruce ThomsenThere's no substitute for getting into the work yourself.Do you have a kitchen or bathroom at your house you can personally remodel?

Is it the equivalent, the same, can it be substituted for your house?   

Please pay attention to the following issues:If all the deed language is on one page, and only the signature line and notary attestation is on the last page, then it makes it easy for someone to substitute pages after the fact and change important language on earlier pages.

Please pay attention to the following issues:If all the deed language is on one page, and only the signature line and notary attestation is on the last page, then it makes it easy for someone to substitute pages after the fact and change important language on earlier pages.

There is no substitute for hard work. 

I am going to view a HUD foreclosure property this afternoon with a client on mine here in Connecticut and for us these are the easiest homes to access.Of course the contractor bids are going to be high because they can't tell much from those pictures so they overbid to protect downside for themselves just like you are doing by bidding without seeing the property.Find a way to get in these properties and your budget will be a lot more accurate and you will be able to see if the budget can be shaved at all.The online tools we all have access to are great and can save people a lot of time when evaluating properties, but there is no substitute for walking a property.

Syndications are nice for being a passive investor but there's no substitute for hands on learning and even better, owning your own deal 100%. 

Online photographs and street view are great tools, but there's no substitute for seeing places in person.