Jeff's first fix-and-flip presented a learning curve, but the experience highlighted the importance of proper budgeting and project management.

Hey Nate, it makes sense to continue building out your investment portfolio in Milwaukee, but if you're looking in the Midwest, I recommend you make sure you get very familiar with the market you're interested in and build your out-of-state team first such as an agent, property manager, lender, and contractors if you're planning on house flipping.I recommend checking out Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene, where he takes you through how to properly invest out-of-state. 

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

I believe in general, liens which are subordinate to real property taxes, which includes mortgages, are extinguished by a tax deed sale as long as they were provided proper notice of the sale. 

If this seller just renovated, hasn't owned it long and has a mortgage, your chances of obtaining favorable to you proper SF are low anyway.

Take ownership of your mistake and learn to do the proper due diligence recommended above😊

Hello all,I do a rent by room strategy outside of Denver proper, and in the past have been burned a common denominator of two tenant that I allowed co-signers were not a good fit.

I suspect you will need to raise a little over $2M from investors to properly execute this deal.As a side note, 12 months is never going to be realistic on a full turnaround.  

here are my stats on 6 months being with them (not by choice but they acquired the property manager I had in chicago) I have 22 units in 4 buildings    Rent 22.5% lower rent      Expense 34% increase in expenses Also all expenses are way above market rate with minimum oversight for vendors overcharging or proper negotiation for volume work.

- Properly document your rental income on a schedule E and report it to the IRS.Connect with an Investment Friendly Lender- Not all lenders are equal.