You may have heard that staging your home properly can make a big difference when you sell your house, but what exactly is home staging, and is it really worth your time and effort?

And my final dream is to buy land in my home country to build affordable housing for people there.

In most areas in San Diego, that is condos, town houses, etcWith that budget, I would be leery of recommending San Diego.

It can also be an opportunity to discuss house rules and expectations to ensure you're on the same page.While being cost-conscious is understandable, investing a little upfront for proper screening can save you a lot of trouble in the long run.

The house has a lot of deferred maintenance.

Work thru what you would bid on the house, what you think repairs would be, what you think your ARV would be.

A close-up of the stovetop or the back steps won't sell the house.

Chances are the prices of houses will keep going up, but the interest rate will fluctuate a lot during these 20 years.

Purchase price: $232,000 Cash invested: $200,000 Sale price: $575,000 I purchased this single-family property and undertook extensive renovations, including excavating a new foundation and reframing the entire two-story house.

This way they can't claim they have been in the house long enough to be domiciled - this is for squatters.