Most of our house is kept fairly cool but we regularly turn on a gas fireplace to warm up a room we spend most of our time on.

Put in good products and do regular inspections and twice a year HVAC servicing and you will minimize issues.3) This is taken directly from my lease.

It’s been almost a year since you posted this, but I’m wondering if you guys do anything on the regular now?

After THAT, you'll also have a regular inspection contingency in your offer.

Even if your 'self employment income' is small, say you do 5K worth of consulting or contracting 'on the side' to your regular w-2 job.

The judge seems very strict and we want to get this leach out.Knowing he is headed towards eviction, he called the health department claiming he had sewage in his room.  

Another avenue would be to go to those regular rei meetings in your area and see where investors are actively buying....etc....

You get access to people not willing to just sell their house at a discount(wholesaling) but also can earn commission from regular sellers which you can test different marketing strategies on.The school I am looking to for my license is chamberlain.

Its become too cost prohibitive for a regular person making a honest income to buy a home.

A pro painter should be able to do them quickly and with a much nicer finish by using a fine finish paint sprayer (not a brush).You may consider getting a design consultation if you can find a good designer that regularly works with flippers.