If you were going to use this flooring to recreate the look of true wood or even engineered hardwood stairs, you would expect to see the wood bullnose on each step.  

I deviated twice from oak and lost both times: I used prefinished, engineered hardwood once in a condo I flipped and I sold the place for 10K less than if it had the solid oak.

Along with so many homes and units that are suffereing burned out landlord syndrome IE vacant out of area landlord just get rid of the thing what was I think buying a 30k duplex in the hood  ... that kind of thingI think in your higher priced markets your play is for heavy duty rehabs. and value adds.But I see so many wholesaler just never get anywhere because the margins are just not there  for them to make a spread and the end buyer does well.and or the market is red hot and you have to find that one in a million who does not realize it.

I still go 100 miles a hour with excitement and passion still burning.

I work from home full-time so my schedule is flexible.I am a veteran VOIP engineer with years of experience setting up phone and computer systems.  

I don't want to purchase it and then it burns down the next day.Also, how would I handle the home inspection?

I have no idea, but I also don't have enough capital to burn on investments I don't understand inside and out.

To Engineering Your Success,Mark

I actually did that myself - dropped my degree in Engineering as my interests shifted more entrepreneurial.

But if you're not selling or refinancing, it doesn't really matter.On the other hand, if you are pursuing a strategy that is dependent on timing the market and exiting quickly, such as a value-add flip, then you could get caught in a tough spot if the market turns against you before you refi or sell.You also don't want to financially engineer your way into higher returns by putting a lot of debt on the property, because if the economy goes downhill and rents or occupancy are affected, you may not be able to make your debt service.