Turns out she was on vacation and hadn't used the water for 2 weeks and the pipes mildly froze. the problem fixed itself before I got out there and now I guess i'm just going to try to insulate her pipes between the basement and her apartment better.

I've had a few slip thru my fingers here because it's a fast market in Reading still even this winter (perhaps due to it being a mild winter), but I know one will happen soon if I keep pursuing and making offers!

Sometimes there is only great recession data, and that recession was pretty mild on some asset classes, versus previous recessions.

This sounds like a mildly frustrating surprise to find of the move-out, for sure. 

Purchase price: $32,000 Cash invested: $8,000 Small single family home in need of mild repairs, purchased with tenant in place.

Seems the winter has been pretty mild...and if I'm not mistaken, it's 50-60 degrees in PNW now.

Question: I have credit of 650+, approx $10k in bank, first time homebuyer and looking to “house hack” a duplex that possibly may need mild renovations no more than $15,000.

Consumables like detergent, toilet paper, paper towels, coffee (if you offer it) and on and on.

Also, number of bedrooms and rents are mild compared to smaller towns with dense clusters of multi families.

Buy a small box of TSP detergent powder from Home Depot.