Purchase price: $455,000 Cash invested: $45,000 Bought this home for $45k under asking, knowing the house was on the market for 60 days already, the seller was distressed, the house was cosmetically not appealing (ripped up flooring from water damage, grime and dust everywhere, not well maintained, three dogs and four kids living there), and the high interest rates/the market was scaring the seller.

People tend to party in Joshua Tree, as far back as 1973 with Gram Parsons being the Legend. 

@Ronald Grams other note: Keep an eye on both and diversify.

He also told me that running a scope in many cases in inconclusive; they cannot see through the murk and other grime to determine if there are any issues with the pipes in the house.

Are there any BP members currently working the BRRRR strategy or fix and flip in the Des Moines, Urbandale, Waukee or Grimes Iowa area?

I deducted for (this is copied directly from the security deposit return): $18.75 45 minutes of yard waste clean up, including excessive dog waste, overturned plants, piles of dirt from tenants plants $150 Six (6) hours of clean up within the unit for excessive filth and grime, excessive holes in walls requiring patching and painting$400 Eight (8) bags of trash left on the premises, this does not include the excessive trash picked up during and created in the cleaning process$89.07 Electric utilities from Sept. 11, 2018, through Oct. 31, 2018   5. $23.82 Gas utilities from Sept. 20, 2018 through Oct. 31, 2018This left $118.36 left in the security deposit, to return to Tenant 1.

Roshan:First, wash your walls with TSP to remove most of the grime and staining ... always wash with TSP before you paint.  

Grimes Thanks for the hookup!

There is grime all over the kitchen floor.

Real estate agent/partner: Logan FreemanFinancing: Derek Bailey, Great Western BankConstruction: Kendon McBee, Full Swing ConstructionArchitecture: David Grimes, Shelter 24