Cash is King.If you are handy, plan on building property equity with small projects when you can - update a bathroom or paining, landscaping...Only take on what you can handle, what absolutely needs doing, and things that add curb appeal.

(Part of why Real Estate appeals to me!)

price it right.aLOT of different marketing.and most importantly, make SURE that the rehab looks great when finished.Choosing wrong flooring, carpet, colors...putting money into the wrong places...not having curb appeal...yadda yaddaThey all kill your chances

Also explains why W. appealed very much to hard working middle class America, who could relate to his average guy, folksy down-home charm.

I mean if you consider your time + hardware + curb appeal of new energy efficient windows?

We have discussed buying a home and renting out rooms or purchasing a duplex, but the idea of sharing the house doesn't appeal to us and the latter doesn't make economic sense for where we want to live.

I would like to start incorporating some nice design into rehabs to enhance the appeal and begin to focus on wholesaling.My interests outside of real estate include rare/quircky automobiles, disc golf (can't play actual golf), and fun runs and marathons.I look forward to working with all of you to make this forum as informative and helpful as possible, and will definitely do my part whenever possible.

And, next summer, I plan to add one more br addition to the front (street side) unit which will lift the curb appeal and the overall income.

Do some landscaping, lots of curb appeal and first impressions are very important.

This is not an advertisement, I just want to see if this kind of deal appeals to you guys.