I rent by choice, most people in my position would probably be looking at buying a giant liability...

( a good friend of mine who is 65 years of age drove down from Nova Scotia) this is third year.... and there are thousands of us, Canadian, European expats who also state the same.

Instead of teaching a topic are they telling their tribe of zealous intellectual Giants to go post at BiggerPockets?

So it is turnkey, but seems to have some issues that might limit getting the best renters in there, I like it's looks and the neighborhood looks ok (during the day) drive it at night and see if its a giant block party every night with everyone in the street all night partying and dancing (which could be a plus to some renters).In reality it might make more money as is than if its fixed up....so consider that too...A Chrysler Unionized Auto Worker (probably a good renter) could walk to work, and there's a McD's and an Autozone within walking distance too.Just my 2 cents...

Come in, sit down, start talking, again ignoring this giant thing.

Zillow Group Inc. is taking a break from buying U.S. homes after the online real estate giant’s pivot into tech-powered house-flipping hit a snag.However, instead of admitting that we may be nearing (or have already passed) the peak of yet another housing bubble, Zillow has instead blamed "operational capacity" and being short staffed to meet the pace of transactions.None of this of course would be an issue if Zillow merely hiked wages, a step that would immediately fill all the vacant positions and resolve its "stated challenges" overnight at a tiny hit to profit margins.

Fully renovated 4 unit with all updates sold $400K a couple days agoDetails:-He is back paying taxes on the property and set up on a payment plan with the city, he owes around 10K-Had it under contract last year for $250,000, people came back at $180,000 called it a low ball offer-Building went under contract for $230,000-Bank will only fund $395,000 for construction and purchase price combined-Major tuck pointing work, already cited by the city-1 out of the 4 units are occupied-All 3 units we saw need a full renovation 45K a unit (lots of sheets of drywall and joist work)-New roof 15K, Tuck pointing 35K worth of work, add central air and furnaces 34K, Backyard is chewed up concrete...yes chewed up concrete that's about 2000 sqft (tripping hazard) and has a giant sycamore tree (8K to take down)-About 300K in renovations-We sent over the bids and walked through saying the bank can Only do $395,000...We can eat the backyard cost which is around 30K and purchase the property for $130,000He basically told us no way told him give us a call if anything changes... and he re-listed the property instantly.How would you go about handling the situation? 

Hi Bhekizwe,I see you are from Africa,(this is a serious question)Traditional African houses (Huts) would seem to cost very little to construct compared to European type houses of milled lumber.[1] Does anyone build (for example) 100 huts and then rent them out.

If did exclusive, that's a giant Vegas sized sign in neon you hired the wrong agent. 

I'm trying to scale a giant real estate portfolio.