Isn't it cheeper to hire a professional, licensed electrician to do the work?

Particularly if you're a professional or licensed "something" (ie: realtor, inspector, appraiser, etc.)

You guys have a wide variety of political and professional opinions.

In the Sacramento area the best way to search for properties in a precisely targeted geographical area (that I am referring to here as a "mini market") is to have a local real estate professional build you something called a Client Portal.The Portal has a feature (not available to the public yet but capable of being created by a local real estate professional for their client) that lets one select an area drawn over the map with up to 6-8 sides that precisely outlines the area or areas within which you wish to search.They are free to set up, you can have multiple searches, and they are readily accessible 24/7.

Is there a mortgage professionals group on here?

It is very frustrating, but as jbrooks said above, unless you are busting these out as a professional business model, 3 months does go by rather quickly!

You need to solve this problem immediately and pay for professional help if necessary b/c you're bleeding cash.

They gave me a sound and honest professional opinion of my financial life, helping me make some tough but needed decisions.

A professional wholesaler will view many houses each week/month which will increase the chances of finding the properties that are most profitable.

The bank has a current appraisal, a paid professional came up with a price the bank would loan on.