You take care of them and they will take care of you.After all of that don't deal with people who consistently can't follow through with promises.

Has anyone out in BPland used one of these or perhaps another deck product that promises to restore a deck to its original beauty and last a decade?

Don't fall for promises that you'll get a better rate, especially if there are sunk costs with the existing or more costs for the new one.

Many states and cities have made huge promises in the form of pensions and insurance for their employees and retirees that they can't support with existing tax revenues.

She sent a list of 11 properties that seemed promising, but then when I asked her to help me determine the after repair value, she said "calculating ARV would have to be done by you.

I have promised @Kyle Larson that we will not acquire another property until 1 sells AND this house is at least 60% done with the rehab.Purchase Details:Distressed sale listed on MLS.Purchased for $115,000Using hard money lender.

A pure  ROFR that has no other option benefits is not a marketable contract it's only giving a promise to someone to match or beat another offer within a time frame.

I can promise you that no one who is serious about offering property management wants to take actions that lead to more turnover and an unhappy investor.  

Doesn't sound too promising.  

Also, your hypothetical deal package can be reused once you have the deal by swapping out the "fake" data with the real thing.