Thanks for the invite!

I have a log cabin and people love the feel and atmosphere.

@Adrienne Green I am interested in this topic. please send invite. thanks

Of course, before purchasing the house, I invited a home inspector, and he did a pretty decent job.

.- make sure everything is well lit and inviting, consider staging for the appointment.- offer water or a snack (doubt it has much help but it doesn't hurt)- ask about their profession, stroke their ego a little by asking questions non stop and helping.

Welcome Paige , I'll second Deren's invitation to the meetup this Thursday - a lot of really interesting and friendly people will be there .

It just pisses people off, and creates an adversarial rather than collaborative atmosphere, more than anything.Frankly, I think the wiser model is just to offer the real price up front.

Thanks you BP for creating this forum and inviting REAL investors to participate!

I invite you listen to an episode of Money for the Rest of Us - episode 44 "Should you pay off your mortgage?"

I think much depends on the market; for example, I'm not a huge fan of regulation, but my local market is virtually unregulated in regards to contractors, which tends to create a very "buyer beware" atmosphere.