Whether they are in Virginia, California, New York, Florida, or anywhere in between, I would love to hear some tales of the nonstandard things you all are aware of in vetting your deals.  

My name is Miriam Tales.

Just wanted to throw that cautionary tale out there to balance it. 

I am currently executing a digital marketing strategy that will allow home buyers to find dream home on instagram.

Do I just need to find different contractors that match the "$20 per sqft" model or is that rule of thumb just a wives tale?

Looking for all investors, agents, and property managers in the Charlotte Area to follow me on IG llv_investments. Looking to build a large network on social media.

Instagram? 

In this fairy-tale, it is good we have super powers the kind that would rival the DC and Marvel universes.  

Living room: R&D Carpet, Pad & Floor: $255.00 Family Room: R&D Carpet, Pad & Floor: $270.00 Closet: R&D Carpet, Pad & floor: $27.00 Patch Ceilings: Kitchen: $280.00 Patch Ceilings: Family Room: $162.00 Patch Ceiling: Living room: $153.00 Paint walls and ceilings: $1,530.00 Install pad: $0.00 Re-install carpet after drying: $0.00 Insta Hadwood Floor Item # 725026: $4,025.00Cost Final 1st floor Materials >>: $4,805.00 1st floor Labor >>: $6,702.00 2nd floor Materials >>: $4,796.50 2nd floor Labor >>: $5,119.00 GRAND TOTAL: $21,422.50

Also consider making videos and creating a YouTube channel for your REI business - here again, Google owns YouTube so they give you a lot of "SEO" credit if you use it.If you're a listing agent, you might feature pics of houses on Instagram or Pinterest.You might also create a BLOG and write about real estate and work on developing a following there.Then there are the RE-specific social sites: BiggerPockets, Trulia, Zillow (you can create blogs and post articles and comments on those sites).I've never found much use for Twitter, myself.Point is, it's not hard - you're already doing social media here in BP!