Starting out in RE investing is usually an emotional roller coaster ride.

You might want to dig deeper and see if they have other liens / judgments....Kudos,Mary

I think if you are investing in real estate, you can still be looking for a quick buck, but you understand things can take some time to develop. compound interest is very powerful and if you are not in it for the long term, you will likely not be too impressedPeople are too emotional and probably log into thier stock market account too often and play off of those emotions. i am no different, but my stock market preference is dollar cost average for the long term. i do this through index funds and mostly retirement accounts. the stock market is at all time highs and while it had a huge crash, most people got scared away. as the stock market returned, people statring talking more about it. as warren buffet says and this goes for any investment. people want to buy clothes, cars, ect.

The 4 plex I am interested in is similar except the home values range between 60k and 110k and there are more multifamilies around it, so I would rate it a C/C- and this neighborhood is a bit deeper in the actual city of Milwaukee.

I will look deeper into it myself.

So much of what I see here is emotional investing.

These are emotional retail deals and typically are a liability rather than an asset.

I was emotionally attracted to the place for a few reasons.

Brian Hoyt Absolutely no regrets – wasted emotion.

As for counter tops, if you aren't doing islands or anything deeper than the traditional 22" depth, you can buy prefabricated granite slabs at a variety of places.