As a Real Estate Investor, your job is to make an appointment, and go through all of the sellers' choices after you walk through the house.If there is little equity/pretty house, you can rent it out, sell on sub2, wrap, lease option, etc.If there is mid equity/pretty house, you can list it, sub2 and a note, lease purchase, wrap, lease option assignment, sandwich lease, master lease, etc.If it is free and clear/pretty house, installment sale, list it, lease purchase, wrap, lease option assignment, sandwich lease, master lease, etc.If it is a "mild rehab", see about a JV with the seller, give the seller a note for equity no payments for 4 months, use private money for rehab, get on title with a sub2 or wrap, then sell it and pay off the seller and the private lender, earn 10% for a JV fee.See https://vimeo.com/131984718

We did a mild cosmetic rehab and rented it out by January 1st.

The FD came in, smashed everyones doors in, and sprayed 800 gallons of water up into her ceiling, which surprisingly only mildly affected mine.  

Toilet paper, cleaning supplies, coffee, towels and sheets, laundry detergent, etc.  

So, do most people have $1 m reserves (NOOOO) i get it. but if you care buying a mild or heavy fixer: you should have : down payment Closing costs 20% or more in reserves on top of your renovation budget.

He had recently had a mild heart attack but he said that he was feeling much better and was in good spirits.

To put it mildly bluntly, in 30 years do you see yourself starting or middle of retirement?  

I’m also curious how to go about knowing how much money a renovation would cost for a flip or for a house that needs some mild TLC.

People will use it during quiet hours, start a load of laundry and forget it, steal someone's laundry detergent, leave the dryer filter clogged, etc.

Looking at my first investment property, 1/2 a duplex, out of state. Not purchased yet.  Needs some work, nothing severe.  How do you all supervise the contractors out of state?