A good start would be to Repeal: the Patriot Act (part 1)The Domestic Security Enhancement Act 2003 (part 2)Repeal or Revise the Military Commissions Act (restore Habeas Corpus)= Or just redefine "enemy combatant" in that Act.Stop warantless wiretapping.

Plus, Home Depot and Lowes will honor Harbor Freight 20% off coupons.

We use a cheap hooper from harbor freight and its held up for a lot of jobs.

brian's right on....by law you must have heat in most areas.that being said there are options....electric baseboard heat is very cheap and effective....in fact, i find tenants prefer it to gas bc it's only one bill and deposit to pay when they move in versus a gas and electric deposit..just be sure there's room on the breaker panel to hardwire in electric heat...it's inexpensive to buy at home depot, lowes, or harbor freight, and an electrician should wire it up for a few hundred bucks...as far as a/c, most lower income areas around me use window a/c units that simply plug into a 110 outlet...i do not provide those for tenants..they buy their own..very easy!!

No one is paying full retail price for anything right now.1)Redefine your strategy and spend some time researching and asking questions on this site and with local investors.2)Only purchase according to what you define as your strategy.With 240k you have the ability to set yourself up for life…..if the right decisions are made in the near future.

To implement these regulations they are redefining seller financing as loan origination, even though no money is actually loaned to the buyer under an installment sale contract The new regulations will effectively end all investor installment sales and will probably apply to lease options as well.To stop these regulations from being implemented, please submit our comments at www.regulations.gov.

I'm pretty sure I could get that knocked off too, since I speak the appraisal lingo and they would be hard pressed to redefine "market value", but then how do I explain to a buyer or their appraiser/lender why my asking price is more than twice the assessed value?

THEIR friends WILL remain employed, YOUR friends, employed or not, WILL pay the freight of government's engine of Change...Survive anyway - it truly ticks 'em off.

At this point in life I would rather pay the freight to have the job done right the first time.

I like the cheap ones sold at harbor freight ($80-90).