The benefit to networking with the larger developers will be the depth of experience, variety of roles to learn in the organization and broad reach into the development community.Looks like the top commercial developers in Mass are National Development, WS Development, Cummings Properties, The Fallon Co & Campanelli. 

For a variety of reasons they have to list within a certain % of that value and can only accept offers that come within a certain % of that list price.

I have a variety of loans available to me (VA, FHA, conventional, and even a cash option (would want to refi after).  

There are a variety of ways to  grow at a better pace rather than relying on each asset to spur the next.

There is also the vacancy rate by property class...however, in my market there seems to be tenants in every range for a variety of reasons.

I have just seen other threads, mentioning especially in the <$100,000 range for short sales that you can be better off without your own realtor for a variety of reasons.  

The closing date in the contract is typically and on or about date and can, and usually does, get pushed back by either side for a variety of reasons. 

Also, I failed to mention that 2 flowering trees are completely gone and I assume they died and was removed. 

We are also feeling a bit cramped in current home and would also like to change neighborhoods for a variety of reasons. 

Everyone else's recommendations of sloping the earth next to your walls away from the house (can be accomplished with flower beds near the walls - avoid plants w/ long roots like trees), adding/fixing gutters, extending roof overhangs, and subterranean drainage are all steps to take to decrease water infiltration.Nowadays we ideally insulate and waterproof our basements from the outside - but that's more work than it's worth for a flip.