Never did it occur to me that her being a female was any relevant on her management.

More than likely YOU are not going to see any "slowing down" as people scramble to call you and stick a sign on their yard as equity vaporizes.... but "down" will likely be a key word to get used to hearing. 

I love Gardening (Organic), I grow medicinal herbs and make teas, Beekeeping (we just started back after my husband lost his hives several years ago); Nature Photography, Antiquing and Flea Markets (Pre-Covid we were planning to drive around the country going to different flea markets and antique fairs in our vintage Airstream; but those plans are on hold), Tai-Chi (Love it!)

Glad her brother is looking after her and helping out.No need to wait until she wakes up and finds the guy standing over her bed.

He uncovered a lot with that strategy.Small example here, but I checked out the Facebook account of the last tenant I picked, and I couldn't find anything negative on her profile, despite her being very active.

Wholesalers are a necessity just as Agents are, it shouldn't be a matter of which is better. get over yourselves and let her be great in whatever way she chooses to.

If not, then love her for what she is and let her be her own independent thinker.I went bicycle riding 200 miles per week for about 10 years without my wife because she said she was not interested in that much grueling exercise.

Down Payment - $17,700 (20%)Closing Cost – TBA (estimate is $6500)The property is currently occupied by a tenant, we do not have an appetite to keep them in place for a couple reasons We don’t want our tenant to know more about the house than we do.We have read Brandon’s book on managing rental properties and feel that we need to take ownership of     the tenant screening process and develop real skills in this area.The tenants are a family friend of the current owner and the rent rate is way below market rates.During the walk through we noticed there is a spongy floor in the hall bathroomIt seems there was/is a leak associated with the bathtub and it has caused damaged to the subfloor, joists, etc.We have had the termite inspection completed and after talking with the termite inspector here are our key takeaways.We start with getting a termite treatment in place to resolve the one small termite trail they found.The seller will pay for this as we made the contract contingent on getting a clear termite letter.Next, we need to verify the cause of the water damage has been fixed and will not create additional issues in the future3rd we need to make necessary repairs to the joists, subfloors, etc in the hall bathroom.4th we need to clean out the crawl space underneath this house5th We need to replace the insulation and old vapor barrier underneath the house.6th we need to install vent wells for the vent ports outside the house.With tenants still living at the property it is very difficult to get access to the house during this time period.As soon as we have full access to the house our plan is to do very systematic walk-throughs and start building a punch list for repairs.We have multiple people involved in this industry who have offered to come do walk-throughs with us and provide suggestions on items we should fix and how to fix them.Our plan is to do 3 or 4 walk-through's, build out a line item punch list and then start prioritizing what needs to be fixed.We plan to support these punch lists with photos or videos as appropriate to help speed up getting quotes from contractors.Because this is such a small house (1125 Sq. ft) we feel we can keep our rehab costs reasonable.We plan to be very involved in the rehabbing process in order to save money but also to gain experience so that for future projects we have a better understand of what we don’t mind doing and what we know we want to contract out.Next Steps Closing is first week of March, 2020Working through the financing process right now with the same bank who is refinancing our primary residence.Trying to get organized and prepare ourselves to get the rehab finished ASAP.I plan to make weekly updates on this; any feedback or questions you have would be great.

Yes everyone.. that means I bought a house to flip with my ex-girlfriend and believed in the love we had enough to let her be the only one with her name on the title..

I have read You Can Negotiate Anything by Herb Cohen and I think it's good.