If they were that valuable, she would have asked to be there when the tree trimming was going on. 

One thing to think about when dealing directly with the seller is that sellers often think their property is more valuable than it actually is.

We are just trying to do things ourselves that we can do, realistically, since it is a valuable learning experience.

You have a highly valuable asset with potential to add $1 million of value for a fraction of the cost. 

Flashlights are useful, but lasers cut steel.

One thing I typically don’t see very often in property management professionals, but is unusually valuable is: the ability to provide valuable insight in the underwriting process.

Seems a male, female, LGBTQ or maybe even an animal with great communication skills and valuable perspective might be just as useful to you, no?

The speakers dropped some valuable info on multifamily and raising capital. 

Thank ya'll for the comments and valuable perspectives.

If you take it apart for this, expect some of those rusty screws to strip out or break.  99% of the time, you can replace these with hardware-store parts - use stainless steel, if you're feeling really generous