So a lifelong buddy of mine just returned home from basic and would like to partner up with me in a long-term flip (holding it for at least a year).

A buddy when he buys lowers the water pressure 30-40%.

@Brandon Turner Thanks for the feedback buddy (but I know Josh told you I had that lonely post LOL).

Buddy,Thanks for the help.It was from the Property Condition Report.I'm going to go look at the house and confirm condition.

If there is a score it's coordination to closing, if not, counter offers until it hits or dies, then repeat.With agents it's a bit different, we put the client in the mix discussing strategies but I rarely meet a client as if I'm just the old buddy of the Realtor not representing the client or charging anything, just tagging along.It's not rocket science. :)

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I know my own hvac buddy usually says floor insulation in Charleston is one of the last places to put your $ as far as efficiency goes.

A buddy of mine had an approval in December, the buyer walked, had a new buyer in a week for the same exact Net,, and still waiting.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.A buddy bought an old Victorian with a bunch of bedrooms in a tourist area there, rents it out to them for $200 a night per bed HUGE cashflow.Paul

I have buddies in western PA getting SFR through the county Tax Repository sales for $500-2,500 each.