when they are filled i don't worry about brake ins messing up the renovation. duplexes are for investors so having it filled is mostly  looked at as plus. cash flowing from day one.

Begging to get caught, in fact, because as he was getting the aforementioned knob-bob, his foot kept pressing on the brake pedal, lighting up his brake lights, over and over again.If you don't know the story, do a search on Divine Brown, circa 1995.

Or a licensed Broker etc. these allow you to make money by fee based with no risk of having to buy the asset.Then there is the after market note business which is highly technical and I think a good mentor/trainer would be wise to have as its simply much more complicated than the dead simple idea of running rentals.. :) Account Closed I like Mikes definition of a mentor.. 

I imagine there is a far amount of repairs that need to be done and no one will take it for $184,000.I would put the brakes on a little and spend a lot more time on BP.  

Even if you don't see the inside of a court, your local RE commission can simply put the brakes on you with a cease and desist.

Has ac window units and no mechanical in the unit to brake. 

However the one I met with said that many of them in my area (Jacksonville, FL) have put on the brakes with lending.

First factor is that I had a really big ticket item come up out of the blue and wanted to pump the brakes after that happened (had to get creative to absorb the cost). 

@Matthew Murray - It sounds like you may want to pump the brakes on this deal until the investment is more clear for you. 

Make the people driving down your neighborhood that are on  the way to see another rental, put on their brakes to stop and see yours!