I've been chewing on this exact question in recent past.

The baseboards were chewed up from animals so I replaced all of the wood trim throughout the house.

I don't want to bite off more than I can chew, right off the bat.I've been living on MLS, as well as Redfin, however I haven't seen any opportunities to generate positive cash flow on any properties I've looked at/analyzed.

@Nathalie Chew if you are in your due diligence phase how can you justify not connecting the utilities.

So you can put away some extra reserves for carpet cleaning and chewed windowsills and that sort of thing?

So if my equity is chewed up in repairs, I will more than make up for it in interest.

I mean this lady really chewed me up and spit me out just for calling her about her property. 

Had too spend $ getting rid of a brunch of squirrels that chewed their way into a attic vent Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

When shaking a stick at Houston, you can't and chew it all at once, there is not one monolithic market or even one city for that matter.

With so many variables - I just want know if this is a good deal at its core or am I  biting off more than I can chew ?