Every inch of the entire house had to be scrubbed and painted, blinds replaced and some of the windows scraped with a razor blade because the coating was so bad.

Reducing holding time and carrying costs.

Just because the pro big business ploiticians told regulators to slack off AND allow the big banks to carry out their business practices as they deemed appropriate does not mean they need to compensate banks for bad conduct.FDIC is not broke, at least not until the Treasury is broke, being in debt does not mean broke from an operational standpoint.

And owning houses vs apartments should keep the liquidity about as high as possible given physical real estate investment.And if you hire a GOOD property management firm, you should be able to do it with limited direct management.Commercial has some opportunities, but in this RE environment, if you don't know the business and the markets very well, commercial carries lots of risks...

VA loans are made at 100%, so it's a matter of risk to a lender, some first time homeowner loans can go to 103% maybe more for closing costs, but these are for owner occupied and they carry requirements to qualify.

Also scheduled for my carry permit (from reading a previous thread a week or so ago) and plan to stock up on "personal protection equipment" Land/Cash/Coins/Guns .... what else do i need?

Put it in a LLC and carry high limits.

But you're right too, an unmotivated guy is not the guy to have, I can spot them in minutes, how they carry themselves and get ready for a job.

On any deal I analyze for a fix and flip strategy, I have some pretty strict requirements I scrub the opportunity against before even wasting my time, whether it's an internal project or a wholesale deal.

You could probably get a contractor and pay him for an hour tour, explaining how the different elements play on other parts and how loads are carried....hmmm, maybe two hours.