I told her I would restore the home, let her come and see it, and let her know I was making a full cash offer.

Plumbing company went back to fix it, they didn't connect dishwasher properly, but at the time of 2nd visit, tenant reported possible mold, had Servpro (Fire/damage restoration company) go out to detect mold and water damage.

This is really frustrating because we cannot start the restoration process and we are just keep losing money if this continues to happen.

For bugs and pests, they can infest every property and if your structure is diminished and cost of restoration is blasting the rehab budget, then that's a no brainer.

On occasion we load up the station wagon with stuff we no longer need and donate it to the Habitat for Humanity Restore.

Perfect setup to restore and old building and keep some of the old time charm.

Hi all, I ended up making an offer on a 1575 sq ft 3 BR/2 bath fixer upper in West Kensington that seems to have good bones but needs TLC (paint, floors - hopefully can restore original hardwood, kitchen, update baths, central AC).

If your'e capped due to your entitlement being tied up in two homes, refi the investment property into a conventional loan (yes, your rate may be a little higher as an investment), but this would enable you to do a one-time restoration to restore your VA entitlement to the full benefit, and then do a VA cash-out refi up to 100% on your primary to pull out equity for down payment on a new house.

Perfect lawn, well maintained exterior plus restored chevy pick up in the driveway, speedboat sitting on the front lawn, and an older, clean RV parked on the street outside.

Being in an old city, I felt there was boatloads of opportunity in urban infill and restoration projects, yet my time was spent finding sprawling acreage to build ****** subdivisions as opposed to actually exploring neat ideas in the core of the city which desperately needed investment.