I already have an investor and really need to hone my knowledge and get a deal pipeline going and find the proper advertising and marketing to find buyers.

I would redo the tub surround with tile but make sure when you tear out the walls put the walls back using HardieBacker wall material and use proper wall tile adhesive.

How do you properly execute the contract without having proof of funds apparent to the seller?

Good management, insurance and proper business structure = a good night sleep.

With proper documentation you are all set up.

It'd be many thousands more to shore up the neighbors foundation and I have no idea what they spent to get the gas line ran or replace the heater.I'd say if you budget properly or "know a guy" that can take care of this for you, go for it, but I wouldn't count on a $500-$1,000 fix.

Oh, and I DO check for proper grammar. :)As my mother used to tell me - don't be so shy!

The liability paranoia is a product of gurus and attorneys scaring people to use their services, mostly, but properly run they are another hurdle to overcome.I would not be concerned with a 4 plex in my personal name with better financing, if I were going to have 20 properties, that becomes a business factor.

Meetings are usually not very transparent and sometimes they don't properly announce them either, esp with a non-professional company who has lower standards and resources to do so.

Aside from the fact that you can't do this unless you have some legal and proper arrangement with the seller, or if you actually purchase it, the small items you talked about are so minor it adds little to n value to the rehabber.