As I look around the current REI landscape I see a ton of "gurus", "new concepts", "can't miss systems" and "the new wave of the industry" sales pitches, not to mention wall-to-wall informercials.I'm fairly new to REI, but I'm making aggressive offers on solid properties, I have more than sufficient funds set aside for down payments, and my credit is good.

Sidewalks and the landscape strip between the sidewalk and curb are often actually owned by the city or state.Jon

Just spoke to [wholesaler] adv has 2 estimates for repairs. 1 for $6k [basic paint, carpet] the other for $15k [paint carpet, landscape, new drywall, etc.]Will make my own assessment on Monday.

Landscape is just pavement (odd, the owner paved over loads of dirt, I guess to avoid yardwork, as a landlord I see this as a good thing).

New brick paver terracePergolaNew tool/garden shedRemoved old landscaping and added all new bushes/plantsRefaced front and back entrance steps with slate tilesObviously, I left the electrical upgrade and heavy plumbing to the pros, but I did as much of the rest as I could myself (all the demo, I learned how to install toilets and sinks!

A year and a half ago the formula was the same ... granite countertops, stainless appliances, hardwood floors and some landscaping.

Here's the basics on the house:--4000 SQFT (including 1000 SQFT finished basement--6yr old central unit and unknown age second unit--excellent foundation with no to very minimal settling--split level with large bedrooms and large bathrooms--1.5 acres lot in a good neighborhood with a few million dollar homes a couple of streets over--nice but neglected landscaping--built in late '70sFannie Mae wants $179k but it needs everything on the inside.

Hi everyone.I have a tenant here in California that is moving out at the end of the month and basically stopped watering the landscaping for the quite a while ago.

And they are limited in what they can do since the overwhelming majority of subprime debt is securitized and the servicer must operate within the guidelines of the sale and servicing agreement.I agree if the loans are part of an institution's wholly owned portfolio it might make sense to carte blanche modify mortgage terms across the landscape.

;-)A few ways:Sell a $600K house per day as a super agent.Rehab/Flip 4 houses per week at $20K profit.Own and run a mid-sized medical practice.Own and run a large landscape maintenance company.Consistently bat .300 in the big leagues.