Since you’re buying at fair market value, there’s no room for margin.

Rates are starting to drop fairly fast and for primary homes they are already down 1.25% from earlier this year. 

I have a fairly extensive summary of GA tax sales process in my notes file — I’ll send to you later if you want it… but I found it in this forum if you want it sooner  

If you think a builders rep is going to be "fair", your a special kind of dumb.

We are interested in purchasing single-family homes.We have driven through South Dallas (Fair Park area) and noticed a lot of gentrification happening.

Fairly straightforward, just ask the contractors what will make their job easier and keep them on schedule...removing old pipes, opening walls etc.If you haven't put the house under agreement yet I would bring a detailed and itemized list of repairs needed, maybe even with estimates, to the negotiation with the homeowner.

Hey @Joseph Campbell I have extensive knowledge of the Daytona Beach market as well as the Brevard County market that @James Stansberry mentioned.First, I would echo that Daytona Beach is in a fairly bad place at the moment, especially if you're referring to beachside.

Trying to learn all I can.Arnab, from what I can see, it seems like the rental game on the Mobile side of the bay is trending fairly laterally but certainly not dipping.

My tenant of 1 year just moved out recently (work transfer), but during the move-out inspection we found that one of the 10X10 bedroom has all four side of the wall covered in screw holes from the time they used it as a computer room (I believe the holes were from the sound deadening foam that they used to attach to the wall) So I was wondering what would seem to be a fairly reasonable cost to be deducted from their Security Deposit for the excessive holes and needing to repaint.

Join more than one - you will fairly quickly figure out where you spend most of your time, which will tell you all you need to know!