WOW, that was a great experience being in the same room with some of my area's largest real estate investors!

Ce Mill,Do the "upgrades" have anything to do with health or safety, or are they simply cosmetic or function?

wholesaling is not a basic RE concept or function of real estate.You may not meet the school requirements, but I bet you can go to the book stor and find the text for RE 101/102.Here are some basic concepts to understand; What is RE?

As a VA, I run errands, handle banking, and of course, many other functions for my clients.

What is allowed is providing "settlor" functions to the investment.

I have contractors whom I trust and who I know will do repairs properly and with long-term functionality/savings in mind.While my tenants might be equally qualified and have the same level of diligence, there's no way I can know that for certain, and I don't want my rental property to have to be the guinea pig when testing whether that's the case or not.So, I agree with Jon...I wouldn't accept maintenance work over a deposit.

I agree with what Dave said, it is a function of the investor's comfort in regards to how much of a discount is sought.

Even the largest land contract buyer in my area has stopped buying them and just does hard money loans now.

Blackstone, the largest real estate private equity fund, just consummated a $2.1 B loan via Deutsche Bank AG.

You can buy new burner-pans & even elements on amazon, & all a tenant really wants is *clean* & functional.