@Tyrell Perry, I thought the idea of Lines of Credit (secured against your CURRENT property equity) is that you don't need to say what you need the money for ie. much like a Credit Card!

Send her flowers with a card that says "I'm very sorry I wasted your time."

The financing contingency is the easy "get out of deal free card" on any real estate transaction.

The reason I like doing this instead of using a service like Mint is that instead of uploading my purchases at the end of the month and viewing how I did, this gives me a real time view in the middle of the month and I am personally entering the data, so I know the details more intimately.

If you pinch pennies... maybe pay some bills with credit cards for a couple months while saving pennies, you should be able to save 6k in a few months.  

The line of credit acts more like a credit card in that you can use the cash to fuel your investment, but you have a period where you can (typically anyways) pay interest only.

 srr@Doug Pretorius  Hey Doug on those condo assignments.. the folks that are going into contract do they put up NON refundable money.. as in if for some reason the house of cards starts to fold and end buyer

I haven't done this for rentals, but I recently bought a dishwasher for home, and my credit card benefits include a two-year extension of whatever warranty comes with the appliance.

I personally like lighter hardwoods.This is a typical compromise:http://123flip.com/wp-content/uploads/Escher_House/Staging/living.jpgFor carpet, we tend to go lighter, though not too light, or you run the risk of showing a lot of dirt after a bunch of showings.Though, this isn't a problem for people like you, Aaron, who get contracts after the first showing...

I have gotten a card after close of escrow where the seller said I made it so easy for her to sell she WISHED she could meet me!