It compacts down and becomes water-impervious as opposed to dirt which can absorb moisture and could continue to cause moisture.

This has been a game-changer as a Class C, cash-flow investor and I highly recommend it.This kind of investing won't make you wealthy overnight like the big guys who syndicate 200-door complexes in large cities, but it's also something you can do in your spare time and very low risk to see if you like being a land lord. 

I'm not sure the $4500 in repairs will get us more than another $1000-2000 on that number, if anything.While my boyfriend has spent every spare minute working on the house, I've spent all my time crunching numbers and listening to BP podcasts. 

For example, if you are looking to use a property as a rental, its better to spare some expense on cosmetic rehabs since they will most likely need to be replaced after the tenant leaves anyway.

If you have a good amount of money to spare I would totally go through the course route. 

Tim do you currently have a crew or are you working on your spare time?

If the lamps are already LED or compact fluorescent, this won't help much.One thing you might ask the electrician to check is if any of the outlets are "back-stabbed", "stabbed", or "back-wired". 

I'm thinking of taking out a $10k-$20k business cash advance, and doing a balance transfer to a 12-18 month 0% APR cc for a down payment on a single family home 3bds/2baths.After that get an FHA loan.Looking to do house hacking and rent out spare bedroomssome more details about my situation21 yrs old$20k income740 credit scoreNo debtsLocated in TXThoughts?

If this were a hugely complex/time-consuming renovation or similar that I would need to haul a bunch of my tools down there etc I probably would not jump in as I can't spare that kind of time/effort right now.

Hello BiggerPockets community, I am an active duty military member looking to transition out and become a real estate agent.I'd like to better prepare myself for that transition by shadowing real estate agents in my spare time.Thank you!