I am going to take a contrarian prospective here and say that basically your client more or less fell into it.

This door was only $500, but a custom company is like $1500.

Always remember to do the math analysis and try to look at a prospective property before you make an offer or at least have a clause in your purchase agreement that allows you some upfront time  (about 10 days) to make a detailed inspection and possibly back out of the deal without a penalty that will hurt you too much.Good luck to both of y'all!

I have a good handyman and housekeeper and do the rest myself.My property is renting better than ever and I don't have to pay someone to make my customers mad!

I am going to go meet a prospect at her property.

You have an advantage if you live in a rural area and can network with prospective tenants.

This can be especially important if your goal is to turn around and immediately try to sell the property, since a prospective buyer won't be able to obtain lender funds without title insurance. 

I called them early Monday morning and could only get a sales guy since the customer service people weren't there yet.

They have great customer service reps.  

I have a few leads that I'm hoping to wholesale out and in the interest of keeping everybody honest, I'd like to have prospective buyers sign a form before I give them all the info on the properties.