I respect the first group, am neutral to the second group and dislike the third group.But, when you take wealthy vs poor people as a group, without knowing anything else, it is reasonable to suppose that the ones who are wealthy are, on the whole, more capable than the ones who are not.

Property shows like new, paint all neutral, turn key ready.At $190K with $1,795 rent, the 50% rule looks like this:PI @ 4.875 = 1005.50NOI = 1795/2 = 897.50Cash Flow = -108 a month.I would do my own management, so that saves me PM fees or about 10%, so using a 60/40 split I get:PI @ 4.875 = 1005.50NOI = 1795 * .60 = 1077.00Cash Flow = 71.50 a monthWith 25% down and using 40% for expenses I get a cash flow of 322.88 or a 8.16% return on cash invested.8.16% is probably well below the minimum most investors are looking for, but this is not a typical rental.I've looked and looked at lower end properties and just can't bring myself to buy from that pool.

In California, we can get a lot of traffic by saying our rental is "Carbon Neutral"!

I wanted cash neutral with owner finance and low down and low interest for long term.

Colors, I would say a tans color or some thing to that effect with a darker color for the trim.General rule of thumb, unless you have a buyer with an order for a paint scheme stick to neutrals and tobs.

Brandon,Post removal, how does your company intend to neutralize?

We are going to paint neutral, original hardwood floors, some new tile floors, updated light fixtures, new cabinets, counters and appliances. 

If we get up to 3000 homes for sale in mls then it is changing from a sellers market to neutral.

I'd love to do a live in flip, but my wife is very neutral to RE which is better than her being negative, with a 2yr old and her being pregnant, I don't think she could take it.

I would not personally consider buying on a street that they are working on as a superior investment.. maybe a neutral or cash flow buy and hold.. but just on the face, because they are there does not imply improved values.. for a few reasons. heavily subsidized the folks living in those homes could not buy at fair market value and those that can afford to buy at fair market value generally will not choose those areas or streets.. they look very nice in the beginning but they wear down and soon progress to the mean.