Worst case for me is that the money I dump on it is making me 4.2% (actually a better return than a lot of landlords these days) by saving me 4.2% on my heloc interest expense while I wait.It leaves me with dry powder when the next buying opportunity comes around and since the draw period is 10 years I'm feeling pretty confident that I'll have plenty of dry power ready when the market turns.And in the meantime it allows me to accelerate once again into a free and clear primary barring any unfortunate "too good to pass up" deal that I'll need to ply my wife with flowers  and maybe a little convertible to get her to say yes to.Kind of like a real savings account that's paying me 4.2% while i decide where to use it.  

Besides safety, the maintenance and life of the deck and stairs are compromised because of items sitting on the wood not letting it dry properly and restricting the ability to clean and maintain it.There shall be no use of grills on the wooden deck because it can cause a fire hazard and can damage the wood with grease or ash.

Water diversion failure points causing masonry degradation or rot.

If they leave you high and dry and move out in a week, can you afford to cover the mortgage?

It's going to take a lot of competent sanding and polyurethane application and drying time to get it done.

I've done houses where I just get what is called a dry rough in, which is just framing it up.

@Stephen Anthony I used to live in Omaha and now live in Phoenix doing virtual wholesaling in North and South Omaha now.I would recommend you contact DRI Title & Escrow and ask if  they will be willing to put you in touch with some of the lenders REI investors use.Hope that helps!

The benefit of our Standard contract is that the buyer can not just walk away during the inspection period and take their EMD with them, leaving the seller high and dry. 

Flooring, cabinets, dry wall, tiling, shower installs etc.

The framers drink beer, the finish guys smoke weed, the dry-wallers are all on meth, the painters will take whatever you got, and the architect was on too much acid.