The judgement debtors never "perfected" their lien but the title company says they "might" come back 1,2,or 3 years from now and try to put lien on property, therefore, they won't issue title insurance.

As Ben mentioned, the labor is what's going to kill you on those old windows, labor and the fact that unless you have guys working for you that are real skilled at painting and glazing, they're probably not going to look "picture perfect" when they're done, either.

There's also a lot of information being tossed about in the secret trust and land trust arena being touted as a perfect shield for your personal assets.If there's a TX lawyer on this site, I'd love to see some specific Texas examples.

Perfect answer from J ScottFinding Private lenders without a track record is not easy.

A lot of people use "vinyl planks" now for kitchen, they have the wood look and feel, and perfect for kitchen because you don't have to worry about leak or any water damage.

There is no perfect pipe.

Perfect timing.

Another good reason to do outside first/early is that you can take pictures and get preview listing going sooner.One little trick I've found to work well near the end...1) Sand and first two coats of polly on hardwood2) Paint walls/ceiling 3) Last sanding and polly on hardwood 2, 1, 3 - The painters are happy because they can slop paint all over the floor, BUT I'm unhappy because then ALL the surfaces have to be wiped down from the dust - and it's never perfect. 1, 3, 2 - No dust to clean but Painters have to be perfectly careful and not drip OR scrape with their ladders.  

That weeds out people who want me to pay top dollar because they want me to think their house is in perfect condition.At some point during rapport building, I'll ask them what they think their house is worth and how they arrived at that number.

Really @Rick Harmon w/ his connections & experience would be perfect for this.