However, repairs are normal and are the cost of doing business.

So you have to be upfront if you are a non member and get it in writing that they will pay you the commission they normally would to a MLS member.

Then subtract a little, cause agents are always a little too optimistic :)Also - a warning - I would be cautious about starting your first flip with something that's not-normal.

They apologized profusely about that saying that they did not even think about those implications and said that going forward they will do what is necessary to be home during normal hours when things are scheduled for repair.

OK normally a trustee has almost godlike power in Bankruptcies to sell property and liquidate assets and discharge unsecured debt.

Also, any related claims that might be afforded to a normal borrower as an innocent party probably won't be there for the investor who acts as the facilitator of the deal.

Not exactly the nice profits my partner and I hoped for, but this is not a normal rehab.  

By keeping bills relatively low, we don't have to worry as much about falling behind when we have a spell of rain or snow that causes him to not get his normal amount of hours.

If I have a tenant leave mid lease I will start marketing the property immediately or in my normal fashion depending on notice.

Its not like a normal situation where you can say well it needs new plumbing furnace roof etc... because the seller will say yea but you can rent it out as is ...