Thanks all for the welcoming comments.

Alternatively, you can search for an agent that would prepare a BPO (Brokers Price Opinion) and may have MLS access as well as comments on the nature of and estimated cost of the necessary repairs.Nice F.O. right-seat flight photo.

@Aaron Mazzrillo Great points, the only thing that didn't make sense to me was this comment.

Thank you guys for all the comments.

I was just about to comment on the fact that the first post makes no mention of the "current market value" and then saw that Jason stated just that.

I was commenting on the difference between the max 15% tax on the investor that holds for over a year renting or the flipper/dealer that has up to a 35% liability.

I've seen them try.I agree, the provision might be OK on the higher-end homes, but this post and all the comments really show the problems a provision like that can raise:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/83336-what-kind-of-agreement-you-have-with-your-tenants-they-do-repairs-or-help-with-repairsI'm sure most of us have a section in our rental agreements that state tenants will be responsible for damage that they cause.

Just general comments regarding turnkey operators.

It was not initially clear whether you were talking about your primary residence or investment property and there was one comment about possibly structuring a 1031 Exchange.I wanted to clarify for other readers that the 1031 Exchange would not qualify here since you are discussing your primary residence.

Ignoring the advice of people that are actually doing what you want to pay so much money to learn how to do isn't too smart either...As far as your comment about not getting your answer, I think there have been several good suggestions here for raising capital.Just know, though, that if you're looking for someone to loan you $15k to start a business you have no experience in with no collateral or ability to repay the loan if the business fails, that's just not a realistic expectation.