No one has a crystal ball......even companies that have insurance can screw you....the insurance company the use may suck and not pay etc etc....there are no guarantees with any company or person you work with....Old friend used to say....."

Clearly someone screwed up if the appraisal of that far off

I think that ultimately I might consider going section 8 just to lock in the cash flow, but I could get higher rents if I did not... but that's what the guy that bought and renovated thought, and he's screwed now. 

Pay the money and have peace of mind; don’t pay and maybe get screwed down the road.Boy, am I glad I paid the money.

I am very excited and hope I don't screw it up from here on out.

One is that the title was screwed up on his land contract.  

That allows them in and allows them out, but in such a way that the original members are not screwed.

I could seriously underestimate costs and then end up signing the purchase to sale agreement on the property somewhere north of 65% ARV and I am screwed when I discover all these extra repairs.

They've really done a disservice to the buyers but have completely screwed this transaction up on follow up, meeting deadlines, and communicating. 

I've never done any phone sales, and in fact I hate talking on the phone, so I'm just trying to sort of systematize this process so I don't screw it up from the get-go.