But if it's just a house for you to live in, not an investment, then financially speaking you can't do better than living for free since the home you live in generally tends to be a wash or lose money when you factor in everything - maintenance, furnishing, repairs, etc. 

The way that was structured was he found the deal, he  hired the contractors to do the rehab and would be the one to go over there.

Colby,thank you so much for your honest feedback, I appreciate it a lot. what are your thoughts on the Deal machine to get leads driving 4 dollars, I was thinking of starting that way until I am able to have a decent marketing budget? 

On the exterior, removed all the overgrown bushes from the front and back, cut 2 small trees in front, planted some sod, power wash exterior of the house, and added mulch and solar lights.

I also liked Retie Early by @Chad Carson not only was he a stud linebacker he knows his crap.While the millionaire real estate investor breaks down the grind of real estate investing Mr Carson helps you come up with a plan to become financially free. 

Thank you everyone for sharing your experience with this I do like the idea of a flat surcharge though I think where I can separate I will do that just to avoid the complaint of well they leave there TV on all night or they wash their car 3 times a week kind of gripes.

We're entering this with naysayers who think we should just dump the property and wash our hands of it (it's been a nightmare house and the plan fell apart with the family member death), so it's nice to hear the opinions that we're on a solid track! 

My flooring guy had to pull the toilet and was extremely pleased with how clean and easy the toilet lift was.  He

Thank you Michael, I have been using those methods like deal machine, list source etc... that you have mentioned with no luck as of yet.

Recently, Steak n Shake in PF stopped having someone seat you, you now go to the counter to order and then they installed a drink machine so you get it yourself.