I'm quite impressed with how he is forging along, even though he is in a bad spot.He is going to be looking for about $7k when all is said and done, but I'm going to have to come out of pocket on carpet which will be roughly $3k.

Impressive looking pair of deals.Are all of your new purchases in the same neighborhood?

@AC Cooley What a wonderful story, sounds like your 2014 will be impressive indeed!

Im not sure if you got the impression that I am buying this banking on appreciation (I am not), I invest for cash flow.

I'm spending a month in the Aiken area and am looking for recommendations for REIAs or meetups in the area.I can look up the REI club listings, etc, but I'm looking for your impressions and preferences of the various clubs in the area, and why you like a particular group.Thanks!

I'm thoroughly impressed - keep it up!

@Mike Jones, but for some reason I was under the impression that in most countries only citizens of that country can own property there.

I am impressed that you can follow other markets and I haven't even figured out how to understand my own market.

You only have one chance to make a first impression, and MANY real estate buyers will base their decision off that first impression (I did when I bought my first personal residence).So, if it's only half-finished -- or even finished but not staged -- I prefer to not let anyone see the property.Now, there are two exceptions to this rule for me:1.

We met, along with his wife, and they did an impressive job of skirting around what they actually DO.