I’d buy the performance bond based on customer requirements per job and pass the cost to them, unless I placed myself out of the markets bid, or eat the cost in my profits to make my customers happy.

Do odd jobs for cash.Trim your current spending- stop eating out, ditch the expensive cell phone, buy your clothes at a resale place.

Good to hear from you – thank you for the response and let me clarify per your comments:1)Comments – thank you for summary(s) in bold; clear and concise.2)You are interpreting correctly – I guess I want my cake/eat it too.

1) Small Animals, skunks have been persistent this year.2) Plumbing blockage due to tenant, I clearly indicate that's not in my scope of work.

Selling expenses can eat up 10% of your selling price, so it's always good to target creating 15-20% of equity in the property upon purchase and rehab.

I would just caution those considering it to expect it to eat up a great deal of time, require a great deal of space, and may not look as sassy as the pics on the box and website.

I'm generally frugal, don't go out to eat much, and have never owned a new car.

That would justify market rents, but above market rents is a different animal.

Flipping and renting are very different animals, with completely different results and means to do them.

That's yet another animal, and one I'm not personally a fan of doing.