The market place has started to turn but its certainly going to be a slow battle for it to recover when in our global environment we are fighting the world for good jobs.

Obviously, if the rent is $2,000 per month (remember, I'm in Southern California) and I rent it 15 days earlier, $1,000 that I spent is more than recovered since I don't have to pay the light bill on a vacant place, or incur more cost of marketing a vacancy.Another item I've been running into lately is thinking way ahead, and wondering when the tenant gives their notice to terminate the tenancy, how will the unit or house look if I'm going to show it to prospects while they're still there?

Just now recovering.

I'm still trying to recover by liquidating my properties....

Since housing prices are the lowest they have been in a decade, it does not take a lot of vision to see there can be a lot of money to be made here.I have seen investors buying discounted homes out of the foreclosure and short sale market, rent them out for a period of 3 - 5 years and plan to sell them after the market recovers.

This is a question about how to get the most square footage from the layout. I've been looking at townhomes with between 800-1200 sq ft. Usually the front door opens into the living room and the stairs. The living roo...

It would take 5-7 years to recover that cost depending on how you calculate it, and would save us $17k over the 30 year life of the loan.  

Can I just scrape and recover with a different color?

I am still recovering medically and will be home a few more months so do not hesitate to contact me through BP at any time.

I found BP about 6 months ago while I was recovering from a brain annurism and a stroke and I am still looking for something to do on a part time basis.