It was owned by a non-profit, and the list price was $150,000.

The more organized you are, the better prepared you will be when the snow hits the fan.

An excel spreadsheet is also a great and free route to go, just a bit more time consuming and need to be very meticulous with the detail and organization.

The organization, planning, and time management are key things to keep in mind.Also if you tend to be handy and know how to do a lot of stuff, you need to know when to draw the line and just hire it out versus doing it yourself.

Long story short, I found a huge deal off market and developed good rapport with the owners nephew, who seems to be kind of organizing the deal.

Account Closed, The FEA is the industry support and marketing organization. 

Shop around, it might take a little bit more organization, time and negotiating on your end but will only help you out in your journey!

He needs someone in the middle to organize the punch list and get things done, which he did not have.As of now - six months later - I have a dead porch ceiling fan and incomprehensible electric for between three porch fans, an unpainted porch section, and jammed kitchen drawers that never opened that he has known about since day one.

I like how organized this list is, however, as you go through this most of it happens all at once... for example the title company is often hired by your bank so you don't even need to deal with them.

It's a bit more work, but from an organization standpoint moving forward, it's probably the cleanest.