The shower we were able to lengthen from 6 feet to 8 feet by taking down a wall that was nothing but 2 feet of empty space.

Towards the end of the auction, in the final 15 seconds usually, the counter bidding feature activates again so that the seller bids against themselves again to lengthen the auction by another 2 minutes and raise the price by another 5 or 10 thousand.

etc.This lengthens the screening process intentionally.  

Is it that a lot of investors don't have private funding and need to secure it, or to lengthen the inspection period?

This being said, a solid system like Propertware can lengthen the time before you need full time attention to your investments or a property manager.2.

When the tenant stays in the property, it lengthens the legal process while you’re not getting paid.

So, anytime you add to your cost, you are increasing what you paid for the property, increasing the amount of money you have to recover before a profit is made, and lengthening the amount of time it will take before you start making that profit.What's worse, is the opportunity cost that is lost. 

Think along the lines of lengthening your student loan to the maximum payoff period and only make the minimum payment (stick with me here).

I've found that buying in the name of an LLC severely limits my financing options or lengthen seasoning period significantly.

My crystal ball says we’ll have high inflation for the next 12-18-24 months unless there is some other major economic event to either shorten or lengthen that timeline.