It's not clear to me what type of retail deals you were referring to, are you planing to buy, fix and retail or just be a buyer's agent?

Greg B.Rich Weese My plane arrives early, 7:17am, on Thurs, March 22.

Joshua Dorkin My plane arrives early tomorrow morning at 7:17am.

Jay NeavesSince you are in the UK and have an interest in Michigan property, it makes me wonder if you have been targeted by the same guys Sophie Y was.See the thread "Detroit Property Problems" to get some insight as to what might happen to your future if you fall for this.If you are serious about investing in Michigan for the future, I think your very best investment would be in a plane ticket to Detroit to look around.

If the offer is accepted by HUD, you have 48 hours to get the signed contract and EMD to them via FedEx.

They basically sent me all the docs I needed to sign by email and then I printed them out, signed them, and Fed Exed them back with the fastest delivery possible before the closing date ( cost me about $100 from Brazil for guaranteed delivered within 2 business days.)

You might be able to get a rental in Atlanta for 40k but that is a big plane ride and since the income is low and the potential for problem renters is high, finding someone to do that kind of work for cheap is problematic to say the least.

If you need any help getting connected with turnkey providers, I can let you know who I've worked with and liked and not liked, etc.But more importantly, I don't know how I missed this before, what kind of plane is that in your picture?

Depending on your plan hold period for the building, your budget and your calculated pay-back based on your market, I would consider the following on a complete gut of an Edwardian era building:After installing the necessary fire-stops in the balloon framed walls, apply 3.5" of closed cell foam to the interior wall cavities - instant vapour barrier and you will have R21 in the all.Since you have the cladding off the outside of the house, I would add an additional layer of 1 - 1.5" polyisocyanurate hardboard insulation to the exterior (after wrapping), tape all seams and then strap for your drainage plane.

(sorry..plane talk)