Good visualization at breakfast :-).Mike and Rich and everyone who posted here...

The REO sale may take quite awhile, but in the interim, the lender may appreciate that Edith's residence is a deterrent to vandalism.

Here are the numbers - Purchase Price - $200kRepair - $100k including foundation repairResale Price - $425kPotential Profit - $125k minus closing fees, realtor costs, etcWould this be a big deterrent for buyers even if we provided them lifetime warranty on the foundation?

Please let me know if you think I have missed anything important as I am still learning what I should be looking for.http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/FivePines/file/capital-district-demographic-researchHere is some of that data in PowerPoint to help identify some of the visual trends.

I think a handy visual like that is great to help educate people where they stand.

I do not know the full extent as of right now, doing a visual inspection today.Does anyone have suggestions or opposition to this kind of project?

That being said initially I had planned to power wash and paint the exterior of the building, but some unexpected expenses came up, and it also filled with tenants faster than expected, so I the state of the exterior paint wasn't a deterrent to tenants.

I had a pitch book.. people are visual.. my dad taught me the pitch in the early 70s  with all my color coded maps and pictures etc. you lead them through the presentation.. so you present qualify then CLOSE... most can't close don't know how to close and simply can't ask for the order.. that is the key. 

But more importantly they provide a historical reference and can help identify trends and correlations.For each of our properties, we establish a performance tracking dashboard that visualizes these monthly KPIs as trends across the full history of the property.

Open kitchens appeal to people for whom the kitchen is a place to eat and spend time, a visual focus of their pricey living space, not a place to actually cook, let alone cook well.