Don't give up looking through the MLS - there are diamonds in the rough.

Don't give up looking through the MLS - there are diamonds in the rough.

The most luck I've had with finding those diamonds in the rough, is going down to the courthouse and pulling files, and asking questions to anyone and everyone that plays any part in the real estate market where you're involved, who don't  manage to make it to their car before being caught after you've sprinted through the azaleas in the flower bed at the bank.

@Mitchel Foster - Give Bobby a call at Black Diamond Pool, he was referred to me by a friend that has used him for a long time and we have been super happy.  602-332-4565. 

I imagine that Patek on my wrist and I'm just staring at it as the diamonds shine on my face.

This picture was a sign that was posted at a property we acquired in a small, but growing city in AR.The comps around it supported $600-700, but this one had $350-$400 rents.There are many flavors to this game, but don't let smaller markets scare you away from investing in these diamonds.

The most successful investors find the diamonds in the rough, fill a need and add value to create both, one for short term, and one for long term.

Purchase price: $80,000 Cash invested: $27,000 Sale price: $129,000 Amazing transformation on this diamond in the rough.

Phil Fry at Diamond Credit Union in Reading, PA was my go-to guy for this deal (again)….

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $2,225,000

Cash invested: $1,400,000

Sale price: $5,600,000

Complete rework of the existing floor-plan and upda...