Over the course of a year my wife and I fixed it up, rented to friends, ate peanut butter and jelly, did everything we could.

IF $ feasable, tear off the existing layers of shingles, install a good THICK and SYNTHETIC underlayment (like Ice/Water barrier, not cheap synthetic) and not just 2 layers of black felt; insulation boards; then the metal roof. 

My bread and butter were 2-family flats that I would fixup and rent out.

No reason to tie up all that cash on a bread and butter pretty house on the MLS if you can borrow at 5% or less.Advice from someone with over a dozen free and clear rentals. 

We will also look at Further East in between Dorr and Hill)43609 (I actually did a screenshot outline for you in the other thread you started)43611 (Point Place only)43612 (Pretty much the entire zip codes)436134361543623I'd say the above zip codes are our "bread and butter".I've always said that there is nothing wrong with any piece of real estate as long as the price is right so we will look at deals everywhere.The Historic District is also decent and slowly gentrifying even tho I'm currently loosing my A$$ on a 6 unit there right now lolAs I mentioned in the other thread, it's vital that you have the right team in place first before you choose where and what you want to buy.Business is easy, it's the wrong people that will make it difficult.I wish you much success with your endeavors.

Its going to be more "practical" bread and butter type of housing.

There are other methods as well, but this is the "bread and butter" method.So, why would the buyer agree to these "ugly" terms?

Our bread and butter is 300-800k 2-4 units where you get cashflow + strong appreciation in gentrifying areas. 

Originally posted by Account Closed:Hi AllI am an Australian investing in US/Atlanta GA.I started investing in foreclosure properties in 2011/2012, all my properties are larger homes around 2500 sq ft and in decent areas/bread and butter areas in Atlanta.

By next year, I will have established credit, a two year track record of income, and hopefully $32,000 if I eat peanut butter jellies everyday and save my pennies.