I am not saying the place should be in bad exterior repair, or painted Smurf Blue; unless you are looking to rent to Smurfs.

None of my properties do, and the capital tied up in them continues to perform just fine.That said, it's more difficult to find a property locally where the free cash flow is better than, say, the dividend income thrown off by investing in a Blue Chip dividend mutual fund.If you're looking at small Multifamily properties locally and want a first pass "rule," I suggest using a GRM target of 12-14 as a first screen, assuming you're looking for a property that will throw off free cash flow with a 70% leveraged mortgage.If you want to more than basic long term buy it and hold it, you can do it.  

Their name will then appear in blue, like above.

Saratoga is pretty prime, so if you're  cash positive, I personally wouldn't want to sell what will be an appreciating blue chip asset long term. 

. $200 for a screen door at BigBox (Orange or Blue) and about 1-2hrs to install easy, cheesy. 

Is your base blue collar, white collar, etc.  

Best Wishes, Austin Walters, (Blue Springs, Kansas City, MO)

Hi @Rebecca HolmesIf you go to your list of colleagues, there is a blue garbage can icon next to their name.

One day, out of the blue, one of my friends told me about a guy they knew who had been investing in real estate for about 20 years.

[ARV [after repair value] x 65% - rehab = MAO [max allowable offer].So, if you are looking at a lower end home in a solid blue collar neighborhood that is less than 50% rentals with an ARV of $79,900  & it needs $20k in rehab you will need to buy it for $31k.  [$79k x 65% = $51k - $20k rehab = $31k MAO.IMHO - I wouldn't "retail flip" anything under $79k ARV.