Broken appliances, missing basics like a cork screw, no artwork on the walls and cold, ratty furniture that was clearly second-hand, noisy neighbors, and more.

Heavy duty, old fashioned machines that don't have motherboards or other electronics that tend to burn out.  

If you read the original post and watch the video recording, I was never out to get ReafCo, I was providing sound coaching advice in a humourous fashion and it was backed by many, many people messaging me about them.

Once the rehab is complete, the loan just converts into a regular mortgage, so no need to refinance and no second set of closing costs.As mentioned above, you haven't posted a ton of other details, so there may be a lot of variables, but I did a deal as a buyer in this fashion in the past.

The New Western assignment agent said it was art work left behind by the last owners children.

Door knockingAs old-fashioned as it may sound, door-knocking is still a valuable strategy for finding off-market properties.

I could see how lots of hosts would not have had the ability to respond in a timely fashion.

The way a 1031 exchange works tax wise in the simplest fashion, is your initial basis in the original property you sell becomes your basis in the new property.

There's been probably a dozen times the customers have just done something that needed to be attended to in a timely fashion-- not life or death-- but definitely problem some. 

I used LegalZoom for the first one and do all the rest in the same fashion on my own.