If you take a step back and look at your system, you'll see that your opportunity at the stage you are connecting the dots are for pre-probates.A pre-probate, as I define it, is a property owned by a deceased person for which no probate has been filed (yet).

Primarily return on investment, appreciation is an unplanned for bonus at this stage.

REO brokers do have to place most properties on the MLS but they can alert you to properties they have in the pre-list stage.

Totally staged.

For me, it sets the stage for a hassle free annual inspection.

I am a complete and utter rookie looking to find my way in the world of real estate investment, and potentially make a career out of it.

The home looks staged honestly and I think i would be even able to sell the home with the tenant's cooperation.

Hey guys I've actually been checking out BP for a few months but I didn't realize that there was an introductions forum until a few days ago, and I finally have some time to go ahead and introduce myself.Like a few others on here I am 27 so I am sort of at the beginning stages of my investing career.

Or has the market rebounded enough to not need to bother with staging anymore?

When you have issues you have to tear down in stages carefully which costs more time and money.For lenders existing mixed use developments are more risky to finance and ground up construction is extremely risky.With you not having a track record in commercial much less doing ground up developments I do not see anywhere close to you just putting down 25% unless you partner with a developer that has experience and can back up the loan in case of default with trophy assets.