This is a fascinating trend because of the spill over effects it may have on investors like yourself.

It is so fascinating how little things done can make that curb appeal up front and create that atmosphere for the buyer to envision himself in that house and putting his furniture in his mind as soon as he sees the interior.

If you can answer these questions you will know what you can pay because you will know where you can sell it & how fast you can do so.Wholesaling in its purest form is more an art form, than a science.

Is there any science involved or is it all plugged into a computer and it spits out the appraisal?

Hi Branden- I think some people try to turn investing into rocket science.

My brother informed me of this fascinating scam.

When I was 18 I was fascinated with it, but they said I was too young.

Maybe he was first in his class in finance at Harvard, but he failed science in highschool!

I have met, talked and walked through dozens of other investor projects (includes J Scott from 123flip.com) and that is a great way to find out who they are hiring and how much they are paying.Cost estimating is not rocket science and it is not the hardest part of this business IMHO.

I recently discovered all of the fascinating and creative ways to get started in real estate and stumbled onto Bigger Pockets.