Got the books, clippings, took some classes, but fear has gripped me to start.

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I think some experience doing value-add rehabilitation and studying the economics of grip it flip it ops (if that’s your plan) is in your best interest.

Come to grips with and understand your best skills to use.  

Get a grip Stan.

The grip strip makes it much easier to change out piece by piece and while it might be slightly more expensive than other brands or with sales, you can count on that model to be there if you ever need to do a large repair.

I feel like I have a good grip as to how the seller financing works.

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Number 2, we were in the grip of a mania.

I always like to run super conservative numbers when it comes to Market Valuation (Before and After Rehab) and really get a good grip of any and all financial hurdles.