Make it shine inside, impeccably clean, fresh paint, new carpet if stained or worn.Have it professionally staged, this has made a huge difference in the time on market for my properties.Don't worry about selling from a distance, your Realtor and Title Co. will help you through it.

So the stage has been set,the audience in place and now it's showtime for you can you dance?

At this stage, the property becomes an REO - which stands for Real Estate Owned.

I rehab/flip full time...I generally own between 3-6 properties at a time, in various stages of completion; in other words, I might have one or two under contract, one or two under renovation, and one or two on the market to be sold.I finance some of the cost using my own cash, and some of the cost using "rehab lenders" (small banks that make short-term loans specifically for the purpose of property rehab and resale).

Hello BP communityI live in west Michigan and am on the learning and research stage of my real estate investing.

I am in the beginning stages of building a residential rental portfolio.

THE DEAL:MLS Listing3BR 2BA // 1950's SFH // 1350 sqftOriginally $134k; reduced to $119kDOM: 6 months +Blue Collar B-class neighborhood in Bossier City, LA3BR Market Rents $1000-$1150 // 4BR Market Rents $1200-$1350This property is in one of the best school districts in Bossier City and literally walking distance from the elementary.

Skip the single family rental stage and go do bigger deals

This seems to be of greater risk than NY.This decision is causing me to become stuck in this "analysis paralysis" stage, like many others, which is very frustrating... 

You'll weed out a lot of unqualified people before it ever gets to the showing stage.