But he is also horrible at handling businesses, and we both agree that I'm better at talking to accountants, and handling the money end of stuff.

It is really a horrible idea.

Hoping to hear some not horribly bad news on monday....

you're not kidding this books is horrible to read haha I feel like I'm in highschool again!

The idea of how the current owner pay nearly $1000 payment other than horrible credit or the Adjustable mortgage.How would I buy Sub 2 and write a note and mortgage for balance with agreeable terms and make this deal worth the time?

And through the process i learned so much, from talking to the sellers, to presenting a deal to a cash buyers,and then to the closing table/ And through that I had bumps and bruises and angry callers, to sounding like a complete idiot talking to sellers,deals fall apart at the closing table, horrible mailing campiangs, spending marketable dollars getting nothing in return... but through it all Thats where i got my knowledge.

The yard looks to be in horrible shape.

Even these experiences haven’t been horrible and they have allowed me to ‘jump right in’ and engage in a crash course of learning and learning about my building.

One of the houses has a horribly maintained yard but is a blank slate - is it worth investing in landscaping to raise curb appeal?

I have heard much talk of multi family units, and from what I have learned so far, as long as the property is a good buy (that is a big assumption, given there are so many many factors apparently that make it a positive cash flow investment), as long as credit isn't horrible( I plan to lower my credit card utilization to 30%, possibly get secured loans in the meantime), and you have a promise of employment for the foreseeable future from HR upon graduation.