It looked awesome on the MLS listing, but when I drove by, there was a wreck if a house across the street with a combo of particleboard, camping tarps and steel mesh being used as siding, with people still living it it.  

Carpet, laminate floors, painted the cabinets, new stainless steel appiances, laminate countertops, and some minor repiars.

Because so many investors have entered the shadow banking industry seeking yield, competition has increased to a point where interest rates have been pushed down from an average rate of 15% down to 10%.Borrowers from shadow banks are companies in industries like real estate or steel where the government is seeing “overinvestment,” and likewise where state-owned banks have slowed lending or stopped lending altogether.

Originally posted by Robert Steele: $1053 rent for this nice place?

In researching those methods independently, I came across BiggerPockets.com and now I hope that this site will be an invaluable resource as I move forward in my real estate education.I understand that the competition in San Diego real estate is fierce and a difficult place to start, but I hope that I can overcome that challenge and allow the "steel to sharpen steel", and become a more knowledgeable and successful investor for it.

@Ryan Steele, great point in spending the time in networking.

First they put up forms and trench most of the footings:Then ground work for plumbing....Which got approved on first go....They they lay the moisture barrier, cables, and steel (yes, that's my wonderful wife in the picture).After a little bit of weather delay, we were finally able to pour.

@Ryan Steele - I've removed the dead links.

I have seen it in the past where steel beams are inserted through cut out on the side of the house.

That is assuming you're not providing them with a stainless steel, self cleaning, 6 burner commercial Wolf model...