The homeowner is in the unfortunate position of having to be right when picking the contractor, not necessarily when knowing what brand of deck screw lasts longer, or which ball valve won’t leak in a decade.

@Al Ball lf you are building up and adding Sqft, then it might be worth it as it adds value. 

It takes time, but it is like building a giant snow ball!

I know the area extremely well along with many other markets in the US... just enough to be dangerous @James Wise like where Jim lives I am going there in search of Rubuen balls..

I pay cash for all of my houses and sleep well at night knowing that I won't lose all my investments if the equity starts to drop due to a housing market crash.Also, paying all cash allows you to make low ball offers which will save you a lot of money up front when you make the initial purchase.Best of luck!

Hey guys, I am currently behind the ball, and need to get a structural analysis done on my property in the north Denver metro area.

It has had 35 showings times and only one offer, which was a low ball.

It has had 35 showings times and only one offer, which was a low ball.

The banks/CO will send out their own appraisers and low-ball you for the DP.

I personally would not do this.. as to many cooks in the kitchen type of thing.. but I get it.. one advantage for sure is the accounting needed for PPMs yearly and the layer of SEC regulations IE when it goes bad and they do on occasion when your the sponsor of a PPM you have some pretty big matzah balls hanging out there..