@Gregory Mitchell Hey, feel free to add me to your potential buyers list, I look for preferably under 75k cash with plenty of juice in the numbers after closing costs (ROI/LTV/ARV).

Or, are you supposed to leave a bowl of fruit on the countertops?

Today I saw the first fruits of that labor with 3 potential leads, the last of which was my first phone call from a sign that I had posted!

Thanks for getting the creative juices flowing.

I love real estate, and I love hosting, and am keen on making some connections on BP to help take the next step into my next property.Beyond being a hobby, Airbnb has so thoroughly juiced the returns on my condo (appx 2.5X long-term) that it only makes sense to try and parlay this strategy into a bigger and better play.  

@Erin Stephens It's especially frustrating when it seems like you are doing everything right, and yet the effort doesn't bare fruit (yet).

A typical pool costs $75,000 to install, but no buyer will pay your extra $75,000 when they buy your house.The sport court: This multipurpose area for tennis matches and basketball is seen as a huge patch of asphalt where the beautiful yard should have been.Fruit trees: Your fragrant orchard is a magnet for rotting fruit and the flies that feed on it, and calls for constant pruning.Built-in fire pit: This barbecue haven for alpha males is seen as a stone monstrosity.

In the last few years I've averaged 3 offers a year, bought them all with cash and closed as promised.All were carefully chosen for the rehab to rent strategy that I'm doing.I absolutely refuse  to waste my, or anyone else valuable time chasing all over creation looking for a short term gain.I'm old, slow and methodical in my pursuit and fully expect to enjoy the fruits of this attitude for a long time.

Don't think about your first investment ($50,000 VS $5,000) - think about the infrastructure you're setting in place for all future investments ($5,000,000 VS $5,000) you may make in this country if your research proves to be fruitful.

You may have an option to purchase a property, you can have the option to renew a lease or the option to mineral rights, plant trees and retain the fruits grown or to obtain any other lawful use of a property.An Option on real estate must comply with the Statute of Frauds, be a written agreement, it must be signed by the grantor/optionor and it must contain all of the requirements of a contract to be enforceable.The parties to the contract must be named, the legal description of the subject property must be given and the contract must meet the legal requirements fo a valid contract.