In the amendment and in this exact wording we requested "Buyers requests that all work be done by licensed professional/reputable company and copies of all work-orders/receipts for repairs" and "All repairs should be completed on or before 7/16/2018" .

I suspect that the handyman is not licensed or registered in any way.

I’m a licensed RE agent and invest as well, so let me know if I can assist with finding anything for you.

I will soon have my Provisional Broker's license, and she will follow soon after.

Maybe you should take a little more time to learn your market if you are struggling to properly estimate values prior to making offers.

I've been licensed since 2011 selling all over the Birmingham Metro area.

A no-bs very detailed appraisal from someone who is licensed to do so in my area goes for around $1,000.

@Jim Webster @Jonathan Pflueger yes, definitely something else going on...I'm a licensed MLO here in CA (nmls 1503643) I've mentioned before that lenders have "over-lays" which are extra guidelines, and it sounds like you are only getting one opinion, maybe not the correct one. 

<--- all of this is very academic coming from me because I've not had a bad tenants, I've just studied a lot about landlords in Ontario who have and made sure I didn't do what they did (non-professional, emotional, giving leeway and chances, not doing proper tenant screening, not setting expectations).

A license will make it legal for you to buy/sell/lease property on behalf of other people for a commission.