This time he, the investigator, showed me a door on the second floor was not secured, missing a handle, etc which was the case during renovation, but very hard to access if you had a ladder, and two windows that had old style brackets were not secured.

With your boyfriend working for a builder/investor, you might have access to some insider opportunities.Working with your boyfriend’s expertise and connections is a huge advantage, especially for managing upgrades and potentially cutting costs on labor or materials.The $45K Home: Keeping the inherited property with the $45k balance as-is until Year 3 is a wise decision.

And as my target tenants are traveling and may not always have access to a larger computer screen that is something I will look into prior to the next tenant.Good luck, and thank you so much for the information.

I think of "accessible" as slightly different than ADA compliant.

I would in a normal course of a rehab replace cast iron lines on the interior of the home and basement if they are accessible and if I already have a plumber there doing work as those are cheap and easy to replace at that time.

@Bacongo Sandou Cisse- thanks ...if you will need financing - make sure you can get pre approved  or have access to funds to use to buy  before you spend too much time looking for proeprties - thanks 

Looking to have access to MLS for investing purpose.

Same for a collapsed sewer pipe - they won't pay for the repair to the pipe, but they do need to pay for the damages caused to access that pipe like removing flooring, drywall, concrete, etc.

But if you want flexibility and quicker access to cash in the future, HELOC may be more suitable.Yes, you could do either option again later if your property builds more equity!

And you still get access to all the worksheets that come with the books.