Make sure you get a deposit from the buyer before going under contract because if you go off of the buyer's word and the buyer backs out of the deal, then you WILL lose your earnest money from HUD, I lost my earnest twice because I couldn't find a buyer.3) No it is not necessary to have the electricity/water/heat/etc on, it's the buyer responsibility to do their own due diligence.

Similiarly they will provide rebates on HE Heating systems (ie 95%+ effcent).

I am ready to get moving on my first flip, and like I keep saying the market is heating up in this area!

In one case, the house is brick, 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, central air & heat with a 3 car detached garage (based on 2013 tax records).

Typically, only heated square footage is counted so, no, not the garage.

Somehow, they always have their hair and nails "did", the heat is set at 80 in the winter, and there are DVD's and fast food wrappers everywhere.

(The only time that might happen is in a heated market as we see in Phoenix today.)Continued success!

Raymond B.I am investing in Mercer County...about an hour and a half north of pittsburgh...Good area as Western PA and Eastern OH are heating up because of all the Utica Shale / drilling activity.

I've been having a rough time finding good short sales on the MLS with the market heating up around here.

In my area, I would sell the bigger one without a doubt, because tenants in my area are looking for smaller places (from the perspective of heating bills), making it potentially harder to rent.