The basis for my opinion is three fold.

I have been doing this type of investing the past year and a half.I am investing in trust deeds through a broker and making a good amount of return on investment with very little effort, but of course, seeking to increase my returns 10 fold!

In our case, dumping fees were 10 fold higher because of the possibility of asbestos somewhere in the pile of rubble.

There is a den but it is adjacent to the laundry, separated by folding doors, has patio doors to the deck and garden, and has a stove type electric fireplace.

What you spend in having it properly staged & enabling the buyer to visualize their future life there ie; holidays, family, etc.You will recoup two fold because you will get out of there faster & even possibly at a better asking price.As Tom, V stated; look at their portfolio first & have a simple contract.The best argument for staging is that now the potential buyers choose what they want to see based on the online photos.Wish you were on this coast, I'd make you a believer.

I would like to be a landlord, the reason we sold the 2 family is two fold, one: my dad was living there alone, and two: we needed the money from the sale to purchase a much bigger home.

If you want to remove the piece from the cement, make sure the inside of the post is fairly clean and not filled w/ rust and dirt, then with a chisel, (or power chipping hammer) "GENTLY" fold the old post into the hole in the middle, it should loosen up and be able to be pulled out.

You know.... you've got to "know when to fold 'em" and just move on.

Of course, there are a lots of factors and this won't always be the case, but it oftentimes is.The reason I believe this would be the case here is two-fold:1.

@Mitch Sherman midwesterner welcome aboardkeyword alert examples : Idaho, Boise, buy-hold, 2% rule,c fold , zip, multi-family, hud, homepath, homesteps, podcasts, and etc