@Samuel George Items 1,3 and 6 can be big ticket items.

That is unless the property is in very poor condition or one that has not had these large ticket items replaced since construction. 

That seems like it would cover some of the big ticket items. 

You have better odds winning the grand prize on a scratch off lottery ticket for $1,000,000.But here is a disturbing thought.

Am I on my way to my own HGTV show....or should I just spend this cash on lottery tickets?

.,. that buys 4 more lift tickets for the slopes so i can continue bashing my body snowboarding, lol.I'm liking the contest mostly because I'm learning a lot about how to promote a site.

All of us need a bit of a "pump up" from time to time.The funny thing was that the first time I ever went to a Zig Ziglar my boss (company owner) called me to say he had bought the ticket for me and to set the date aside on my calendar.

I am making repairs and updates to my deceased mother-in-laws home so we can put it on the market,we are having a new roof put on,paint,carpet,faucets,etc.The big ticket is the windows,the cost to replace them would be around 5K.What kind of return can I expect to get.Also,it has no dishwasher and no rear access to the yard,how big a problem are these.

So after I got tried of being a handyman I thought if I would get into Loans it maybe a ticket into RE investing..2yrs later I met an Investor that wanted to mentor me and here I am..

Excise taxes and real estate fees add up though so the outlook has to be in years but hardly anything like an all-or-nothing lotto ticket.