BTW, that market looks very soft to me.It's a 3100 +/- square foot, 4/3/2, stucco with a tile roof.

You don't give it a thought...until...that day when you step on that old 2X3 and ooops theres a 3 " rusty nail sticking out of it and now its through your foot.

If we all slowed down (and I have a terribly heavy foot) so it's tough for me, we could reduce our consumption by 20% OR MORE.

My price is "TYPICALLY" for one top job is $35 per LINEAR (NOT square) foot, assuming a 24 inch wide top.

A great place to start with a goal to walk the entire U.S would be to “Put one foot in front of the other”.

I am in the process of purchasing a 2 bed, 1 bath 1000 square foot house on Cape Cod and have run all of the numbers.

Do you do comps by $ per square foot?

As for the repairs, they are things like the sprinklers breaking in the back yard, the electrical is wierd on the swamp cooler, there's a leak in the roof - things that the tenant probably didn't cause or is responsible for but it's just strange that in 3 years I had absolutely no problem and they've had problems since day 1 - hence having to foot the bill myself.

I really wanted to update on my situation for anyone following me (ahaha...not that way). I found a GREAT investor here with Oasis Property Services. I think they've been here about 8 yrs and she has 2 kids EXACTLY th...

I am currently investing in Dayton Ohio. you can buy Rehabbed rental property in workable neighborhoods and can be all in for 2 or 3 bedroom single family 800 square foot properties that sell for 25k to 30k and rent for $550 - $625.