I like researching and trying to put together a picture of what might work best for long-term returns.I'm looking to learn everything I can in the near future, and to start trying to find local deals.Nice to be here!

We do all of this within a week after closing and then invite all the contractors to the house that next Saturday in a 2-3 hour window and tell them to come whenever they can in that time frame.

I'd exercise any clauses you can in the purchase agreement and get the earnest money back.

I am wanting to help other investors in any way that I can, in order to learn from them.

I am wanting to help other investors in any way that I can, in order to learn from them.

I am wanting to help other investors in any way that I can, in order to learn from them.

Take out the equity while you can in case the value goes down.

Use the 45 days and the days leading up to your sale) to get as far as you can in your replacement search.

This is especially true when you're cleaning up plates in the sink, and chunks of food are sitting in the Disposall grinder, but you haven't turned it on yet; the water piles up in the grinder and then runs down the dishwasher drain connection.If whatever is going down the sink already smells funky, then the funk will transfer to the dishwasher; if it's something like a chunk of fat or meat that works its way into the dishwasher, it might smell OK now, but get funky after it sits for a while. 

More info is that I have my escrow check coming (7K) and a nice fat bonus from work coming at around 14K!