I have a property should have been a winner but ended up being an ugly monkey on my back for the last 8 years.  It currently loses about $1k/month which is about what the principle payments are (yes, there are 2).I bo...

Then I looked a little harder and found basic one-handle Grohe stuff through the same retailer starting at $100.

Idk know if this is a good one or not but consider you might be paying 20%+ over retail (based on the 51k one) just for the chance to collect rent on what appears to be a non appreciating asset.

(I'll leave the ethical and legal implications of doing so for another thread).Once a property is listed for sale on the MLS, Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, Redfin, (the list goes on and on), you can assume everyone else (investors, wholesalers, realtors, and retail buyers) has already seen it, making it much harder for you to make a deal with the seller that is favorable to you. 

Not a retail buyer.

Because of several Illinois Supreme Court decisions prohibiting pension and retiree healthcare "reform" (cuts), the day of reckoning on the massive pension debt is about to hit Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and many more units of local government.What's your take on Detroit and Chicago? 

I am consulting with a developer seeking to add approx 60 units of new construction apartments and 6k sqft of retail in that regard. 

Things have gotten better, but like any industry/retail, non-payment fees are an issue.  

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@Joshua Nudell  we actually had one of our new builds in the REality show southern Charm. now it was not a fix and flip... one of the stars of the show actually bought it to live in.. so it was a retail deal.. and they did not ask for anything above and beyond just because we were going to be featured on the show...I don't see at the end of the show.. a list of subs or anything.. kind of like you saw on game shows in the day were at the end credits the suppliers were listed.