No appraisals etc.On foreclosure rescue when it was legal in Or Wa  I would routinely save these deals one day before the auction and sometimes an hour before.. it was hair on fire but we did lots of them that way and actually the vast majority.. the owners dont get real serious until about 48 hours to 72 hours before the prop is oging to sale. 

If your friends and family aren’t moving, your pipeline dries up.

Other situations where typical lending situations don't fit can lead to "under market" deals, but they only seem under market because there are so few buyers that can actually take it down given the hair on the deal.

I am sure those that have met him, will say his is an older middle aged gentleman that has greying hair.

Helps with your debt to income, better opportunities at cash flow, and typically requires less down to purchase.In regards to challenges, I usually build in an extra 10-15% to deal with things that I can't see behind the walls, including dry rot, electrical or plumbing issues, etc.

Having a solid attorney has saved us more than once.I hear you on the tension between philanthropy and profitability (honestly, this is the biggest reason I look forward to investing more in commercial moving forward as the continuum is much more cut and dry compared to residential).

Am I having trouble because it is a 2 bedroom or is the section 8 market drying up in Cleveland? 

I then set up a heavy-duty dehumidifier and fans to dry everything out, and after some time the seams were clean again.If I had put off that walk-through, the damage could’ve been much worse—both structurally and financially.

The smart money knows there are opportunities to be found in every market, even when everyone else is pulling out their hair.

So today ozone treatment and air return box repair, then I found some dry but soft base board behind the refrigerator