Definitley dollars to be saved doing things yourself and having relationships with other skilled guys to avoid replacement, especially old school construction.I saved about $4200 skirting a t-111 sided house with rolled 10" flashing to satisfy an earth to wood appraisal sub2 on a sale a couple weeks ago.

VA has a funding fee, but it is rolled into the loan.

It has to be a cheaper way than just buying rolls of stamps for hundreds of post cards.

send them pics, update info, rent rolls... ask what they would list it at... that will get you close too.. for free.

Even going with private money rolled to new permanent financing would open the door to many more properties and more options for contractors and scope  and grade of improvements.

But your right i dont want to anger them, but also dont want them to roll all over me, and ruin my house.

Basically he will kick in $40k on one of the deals I'm working and he will share in the return on the rent roll, after 12 months he can cash out a piece of the earned equity.

We are planing on rolling all of the money right into our next property by purchasing a 2-4 unit to owner occupy using a FHA 203k loan in Chicago, IL.Thank you for all of your help!

Which is the purchase price and closing cost that I am rolling into the loan.The loan % should be around 3.9.

First, the tenants were less than diligent with pulling cans out, and worst in retrieving it, cans roll around the sidewalk for days.