Creative Ways To Build Starting Capital

[Michael Via]

Hi! I've been considering getting into REI for a long time and just made the dive into educating myself this week. Anyway... I've been brainstorming about creative ways to build starting capital to use for investments. One idea I had focuses on assisting owner sellers with selling their houses for more than they are asking. I constantly see houses for sale where every aspect of the listing looks like crap... the listing, the pictures, the condition of the property and even inside the house. What is this type of service called? It would essentially be similar to rehab, but without having to buy the house. Instead, you're assisting the seller with selling their house the proper way, getting more money out of it, and splitting the profits.

Thoughts on this?

Thanks! :)

[Aaron K.]

It is called either being a handyman or a photographer, also there is no way to "split the profits" because you don't know how much value you actually added.  Thus just being a handyman or photographer would likely be a better option.