The homes have functional obsolescence especially with the window units and I agree that the value should increase once this is cured.

There are a lot of functions and networking things that I attend.

Ask questions and do not just believe everything posted on the Internet.Education is important, extremely important, but also the education needed to have a fully functional "BS" detector. 

If you wanted that functionality you'd be much better served with a Kill-A-Watt.

Then you apply the IRR or MIRR function to the whole column of numbers; you use IRR if all the cash flows are positive but you have to use MIRR if you anticipate negative cash flows in any year.

What was set up to function as a bottom up system has somehow been reverted back to the top down system that our forefathers fled from and best back.God help it right itself or make me dumb enough to tolerate it.

Just the chapter on how to use the IRR/MIRR functions was worth the cost.Then again, if you have a background in accounting it's probably kid stuff.

Cracks are a visual sign of too much stress.

But the technical issues are a function of how entrenched the industry is in making sure the status quo is maintained.I could write a book on this topic after all I have learned in the last couple of years, but PM me is you want to chat about it.

There is also a classification of investor on this site called a wholesaler, but this function is more involved than just finding a deal.