It allows you to stage the rehabs while also increasing the rent and thus your NOI.

Here are the numbers:ACQUISITION (for purchase price, closing costs, lender costs, escrow costs): $434kREHAB (LABOR + MATERIALS): $102kREHAB TIME: 10 WEEKSHOLDING COSTS (MORTGAGE, STAGING): $16KSALE PRICE: $660KCLOSING FEES (Escrow, Taxes, Commissions): $58kPROFIT: $50KPURCHASED: MAY 2, 2017; SOLD SEPT 1, 20172.

Questions for your Property Manager.1)  Are the pictures professional - Take a look... if they are not shot with a 35 mm, edited and virtually staged... they didn't put a lot of effort in.  

If the appraiser drives by your house, or more likely does a google drive by and sees the  warning signs... they will murder your house on appraisal.The current deal I am working, the house was basically move in ready... they just left it a mess, didnt stage it, overpriced it, marketed it NONE... had a garbage realtor, and had moved out of state and were eating the mortgage. 

I use a flat fee service, because I typically do my own staging, do my own photos, write my own descriptions, and do my own negotiations.

I am in the final stages of purchasing a fourplex in Virginia and wanted to see if others had any thoughts on what my options are.

When they had the 'altar call' about 100-150 people went to the stage. 

What information do you share when looking for a partner and at what stages of talk do you give the information?.....

STAGING & GIMMICKS Once you have grabbed the eye of the “people driving by” you want to make them want your home by making it look like a “home”.

Count you blessings, dont try to hold onto every dollaras you move to your next stage in life, and pick something you will feel good about!