Yikes that's much worse and really underscores the necessity forba reliable contractor.

I understand the necessities of having a lot of money and having experience, but I'm not sure when, or if, to jump in.

If discounted property is a necessity for you, then I suggest learning to market directly to sellers on a small but highly targeted sale.There are exceptions to this: but if it's been on the MLS for 9 months in this hot of a market, you're pursuing a deal that many many many other investors passed on.

This was more of a necessity for my family and I.

And I agree with your point that I'll always need a place to live, but I don't think that a necessity doesn't makes it an asset.

Thankfully it is not a necessity that this is a huge profit center for us, but instead a synergistic part under a larger real estate umbrella.

I will likely reject my applicant but have a question about what constitutes a "credit report" and therefore, the necessity of writing a rejection letter.I ran an eviction check and criminal background check and found an eviction.

Chuck, For us it is first a matter of necessity.

This changed the market and neighborhood demographics big time making an extensive knowledge of each area your potentially going to invest in a necessity.

Any reputable and good painter would have known from looking at the ceiling in the beginning that a killz coat would be a necessity or not BEFORE starting the job.