He later told me he couldn't remember if it was flour or baking soda that you were supposed to pour on a grease fire.

Next and more complex question would be if because of my new ownership situation (IE our previous years taxes don’t even reflect me as owner yet) I’d be better off just starting fresh with a new bank.

Bedrooms, fresh paint, do all the comps have light fixtures, ceiling fans, hardwoods, etc?

I usually pick up the newspaper the Friday/Saturday of that week, as it will have the fresh properties that will be foreclosed the coming month.

When you sell and show the buyer it was to code you'll get your money bake.  

is it a pain, do they knit pick everything, or are you able to get licensed and have a time frame on fixing things (outside deck has peeling paint, cant paint in the winter) The house is clean, fresh paint in every room, new carpet new appliances. 

Investors know the contractor has to make a profit, and I like to work with contractors who are transparent and up front about what their profit margin and fee is - not someone who is trying to bake it into the cost and hide it from the investor or client. 

I make darn sure that have the flexibility baked into my plan so that I can take as long as it takes to buy a deal that makes sense and moves me toward my long-term goal of building a sustainable, massive, passive real estate portfolio, one property, and one year at a time.After that next purchase, it will be back to working hard at my career and other professional pursuits, and combinging my professional earned income with my passive income from other real estate investments to buy the next, larger property 12-18 months later. 

I haven't fully baked the idea yet.  

For the bigger properties, you really need to get them when they are doing a re-fresh of the whole complex.