Some easy things you can do is put new matching door hardware throughout the home, new bathroom fixtures, light fixtures, etc and paint.

So it makes it feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

On a more standard rehab, where I am replacing drywall, floors, and doing light interior remodeling, this will likely not be the case, right?  

How to avoid being a victim: If you are a real estate agent you need to build a standard warning about wire scams into your e-mail signature, stating you will not discuss personal financial information over e-mail.

These scumbags always get off way too light......."

Just a warning

Normally just a change of subject so I'll keep this point on.From J Scott post.The one that didn't quit.I'd rather have someone like Palin that decided to leave her job, warned her constituents, and stopped receiving a salary than Sen obama, who rarely showed up to vote which is his ONLY job- to represent the people who elected him.

They revolted against and warned about anything that resembles the federal reserve to avoid the exact situation we're in.

The warning signs were there: people like Harry Markopolos wrote the SEC on numerous occasions, and yet nothing was done.

Well, it didn't light.