Basically I’m trying to cut my cost on my investments as much as possible.

My mechanical contractors are the one area I never cut costs.

My father in law was just telling me that he had a place that someone broke the outside spigot by using it in freezing weather and not draining it so he ran out, cut the pipe off and threw a sharkbite cap on it to fix it until spring.

The one with the grass cut neatly and landscaped, and with no couches on the porch :) .

On the other hand, if we do 90/10 on cash and I do all the work, 50% still seems too big of a cut.

@Nathan LeskoThere are leak detectors that will cut the water supply off - which are used for hot water heaters, dishwashers and washing machinesTypically not on sinks because they are super sensitive and any water may shut off the water to the faucet which will be a maintenance nightmareIn this instance you can’t fix stupid.

it just seems like an effective approach to cut the shananigans. thank you.

And in trying to cut down on my research time, I would love to hear what strategies have worked for you guys in regards to finding properties.

Many people use LLCs after marriage to cut their spouse out of any interest in a particular property (personal or real)!

It's a difference of 24k, I have a feeling they're trying to cut costs everywhere, starting with us.