The last time i left that area i remember the city having lots of debt and the schools being semi good.

New door knobs Interior painting -Walls and ceilings All one color Bathrooms semi gloss one colorExterior paint:one color.

I would caution most newbies (and I semi consider myself in that category) NOT to go out and spend $1000's of dollars on courses, only because you can go to your local REIA and find someone there who will likely let you birddog or even JV with them on profit (If you're worthwhile) and it's like a free education.

This is like going into a pileup caused by a taco bell semi truck and while cars are still piling up, announcing a limit on payouts taco bell will be forced to pay out.

What you invest in depends on how aggressive you want to get with the money and returns wanted.Multifamily vacant, semi-performing, or fully performing.

The only white cabinets I own are semi custom in my own master bathroom, and the carcass paint has yellowed dramatically compared to the thermofoil doors, looks pretty awful.I'm a fan of cliched finishes in my century old buildings.

Needs 20k in rehab Semi annual taxes $1064 Identical buildings are listed between 100k and 120k on the same street.

My parents have done some flips in the past and hold an apartment and duplex with positive cash flow (in fact my father is not semi-retired and doing well with it while my mom still owns her own small business) I'd like to see about refi my own house to try and lower my monthly's or get some cash back from the closing to invest in RE.  

Thinking more of a gloss or semi-gloss for clean-ability.4.

For that annual or semi-annual "wish list" review, you will want to do all of the things that benefit you for the proper maintenance of the property, and maybe pick 1 or 2 of their wish list items to appease them.Don't let it eat up your cash flow.