I literally have:A) buyers that want to buy and hold, and want pristine places they can put a tenant in the day of signing, and they're working with cash [ I think ] [ maybe or maybe not their own ]B) buyers that want the ugliest house on the block, beat up, boarded up, smells of ... unwashed masses huddled to breath free.

Pressed piles cost about 200-300 each depending on how deep they need to go (total foundtion repair likely about $10,000 for a 1,200 SF structure).

We dug in deep and found a second buyer just in time.

Maybe I'll offer huge price discounts soon and if someone bites I'll be good and if not I can wait until the deep of Minnesota winter.Chris-Thanks.

Kyle it's an easy decision.It's like a custom house where you have to find that ONE buyer to love it versus a neutral house that appeals to the masses.If it's a deep blue it's worth it to buy some primer first so you don't have to put on 4 coats of paint to cover it.To paint the kitchen you might have 50 to 60 bucks in materials if you do yourself.You will get that back alone with the first months rent payment.My experience is tenants will take an off color but then they want a discount for it.My apartments are 1,200 sq ft units.I get 5 gallons of Home Depot paint for 53.00.

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Unless you have deep pockets and need a tax write-off for the year - run on to the next deal.

Myself and my designer are both basically house-nerds with a deep appreciation for space and architecture.

well i know targeting buyers that don't search the mls is kinda rough since most savvy investor with deep pockets have access directly or indirectly so how do i alleviate this situation, especially if its a cash buyer that is an agent as well

I buy UI POSs (last time, literally), so it will be interesting to see how 11SP3144 plays out on 2012-02-16 (AV: 117,191, loan: 100,000 on 3/07, opening bid: 42,114.00)... and 10SP6918 (impaired) and 10SP5243 (10,800 open on 99,400 note 91,657 assessed).When the deep rehabs are getting interest, we're well beyond the inflection point for my local market.