@Robert BishopTo prepare for your first real estate investment, build a strong financial foundation with a credit score of 700+ and an emergency fund.

Here are two quick points to add:Be prepared to walk away.

In the sheet for post reno: Gross Income: 6KOperating Expenses: -3KDebt Service: -4Kso  6-3-4 = -1k/month. 

Has anyone used Ryland Services for Property maintenance?

Roads, water/sewer, city services, heck even just the planning for such is not a simplistic thing for all. 

Basic staging with an agent usually means they give you insight into how you should:Declutter and depersonalize by removing photos and personal itemsArrange your furniture to improve the room’s flow and make it feel biggerAdd plants, move art, or re-arrange other accessoriesFull-service staging is another option if your house needs more hands-on attention.

They are over 300 years old and have deep pockets which allows us to self fund all our build projects and get better deals and bulk pricing in materials and other services We can pass these savings on to our buyers.

If the home is occupied, there's usually 1 group showing scheduled, so you'll want to come prepared with your comps and ARV. 

However, be prepared for limited inventory, higher competition, and possible compromises.

At this point, instead of continuing to pay the interest loan payments on properties that we will never be able to financially finish since the rehab loans will not cover the actual cost of the rehab, I wanted to know the ramifications of returning the properties to the loan servicer, deed in lieu.