I think buying your own home as a fixer upper is a great way to start. 

On my home the silver helped a lot to extend the life and reduce the summer heat of the upper floor.

I have also done some other research and have read about Fannie Mae home-style loan which basically encompasses what I have been saying and combines the cost of a "fix-er-upper" and the cost of said repairs, and wondered if this is common.

Here is a link:http://www.masslandrecords.com/MiddlesexNorth/then in the upper left corner hover over "Search Criteria"  From the dropdown under "Recorded Land" choose "Property Search" or under "Registered Land" choose "Property Search" (depends on whether it went through land court or not, such as a foreclosure deed.A search bar will appear for Street Number, Street Name, and TownHave at it.Alternatively, although not as up to date as the Registry of Deeds, the Tax Assessor databases will have owner information. 

we are hoping we keep upper tenant and judge just gave 30 days to owner.

I would buy a fixer upper in the Hyattsville closer to Route 1.

My name is Jessica Corona I am a mom of 4 with a passion for real estate. at 22 we bought our first home a fixer-upper lived in it for 7 years and then got the opportunity to purchase a beautiful Victorian home that was pretty much condemned. we Fixed up the Victorian home and moved into it and rented out our other house. 

I expected a video walk-through of a fixer-upper.

Hello BP,Can anyone recommend a commercial (fixer upper) loan/ lender in the San Jose area? 

Hello.I am new to RE investing.My plan is to buy 2-4 unit rented properties in Syracuse ,NY.Any body buying in Syracuse ,NY?