I recently bought a two family home and the basement is fully finished without a kitchen but ample space  and I have been recently toying with the idea of renting the basement atleast as a room sharing however being a older home it doesn't have the kind of electrical capacity to accomodate a decent electric stove which has very high amperage requirements (atleast 150 amps -200 amps) besides I am not considering gas stove as an option.As is I can envision fuse tripping beside I don't have any 220 line,also it gets very cold in winter in the basement so I will most likeli need a supplemental heater in the basement so elctric upgrade seems like a must if I decide to rent it out.However I was wondering would it be a better idea to have solar panels to supplement my additional electrical needs? 

** I am willing to do it of course but prospecting in the phone for buyers 6 hrs a day is not what I envisioned..The one firm ( team) wanta me to handlebonly the buyer side while one person deals with negotiations/ listings and one handles the contract.Please help a newbie out.:)))

** I am willing to do it of course but prospecting in the phone for buyers 6 hrs a day is not what I envisioned..The one firm ( team) wanta me to handlebonly the buyer side while one person deals with negotiations/ listings and one handles the contract.Please help a newbie out.:)))

Otherwise I could envision a scenario where an "investor" is traveling all around the US/world, booking open house appointments with no actual intent to invest and just using it as an excuse to travel. 

I finally figured it out after all these years and the answer turned out to be obvious, its grease.Every time I get stuck cleaning the sludge, I envision the tenants and their love of grease.

I was envisioning searching out inexpensive properties, travelling to them, staying in the area until repairs and renos were complete, selling or renting, then moving on to another property.Any information or ideas on how we could accomplish this vision would be greatly appreciated.Thank you.John

You have to ask yourself exactly how you envision your real estate investing to go; do you want to be apart of every little detail or would you prefer to take updates and write checks and enjoy your life with family and friends or doing the hobbies you love to do?

The business has blossomed into more than I could have ever envisioned at that time.

Maybe he has a hard time envisioning what the house will look like after renovations, who knows.

I envision two additional retail spaces on the 1st story, one of which would be a paper/scrapbooking store operated by my wife.