Eric the current insert is in very good condition, so i am not replacing/touching it. even if i put a few small tiles on the vertical strip, the water will still pop them out over time. i need a solution to keep the water from rolling out of the tub.

From my first impression it seemed like hard money was the solution if you didn't qualify for a conventional loan, and if you had a good deal on a house it didn't really matter what your personal circumstances were, and if it was under 65% LTV (or whatever the specific requirements were) you could get a loan for than entire amount, but looking into it more it didn't necessarily seem like that was the case, or it was all that different as far as qualifying for a conventional loan.

I'm finally looking at my first distressed seller deal. The #s look pretty good "except", the pool has popped out of the ground.What to do with the pool and how much?

This way you can leverage the same team that is managing and maintaing those properties and to them you become a bigger customer and get higher priority.

Best of luck in working through some options, plenty of tool and advice on this site when you narrow down your possible solutions!

But in the spirit of good minds debating and coming up with solutions to issues, I have a couple of cross angles here. 

I just call my customer service rep at my title company tell them what I need.. and I will have it within 24 hours and all for no cost..

I understand the upside to choosing the better solution based on interest rates.

Not a lot of decent solutions, currently working on one myself.

It seems like every single house is custom built, not track homes like here.