If you don't, it would be a bit like bringing your knife to a gun battle.

If I were to keep the upper floor residential is there any way for me to insulate well enough to prevent noise (and smells) from circulating between floors?

Besides your local REIAS and just good marketing,,what do you guys suggest on actually purchasing a buyers list from someone,,,I saw a few ppl metion it in other convos,,wanted to know if that was something to be considered,,I am a newbie to wholesaling and find that the finding of the investor is definatly and upward battle

Do you have the foreclosure experience and the financial strength to battle this family if they stop making payments?

Hey @Carolyn Martin - If I were just starting again, I'd probably look for a duplex that needed a little bit of work (paint/carpet/smells.)  

The smell from the urine soaked right into the flooring, drywall, everything.  

Yeah, I smell the money from Hereford every day

The carpet was stained like someone walked around spilling who knows what and never bothered to wash it up, very dirty dirty walls, black water in the toilet, screens busted out of the screen doors, the fridge was new but you about died when you opened it from the smell of rotting food...you get the picture.

Smell the smoke?

Smells fishy.