The backyard fence also needs some help, I have a broken wooden fence that I am tearing out and was thinking about installing an iron fence.

Example: the historic preservationists in Davenport Ia want you to REBUILD wooden windows rather than replace them with energy efficient vinyl.

Called service provider who informed me that they perform an annual maintenance service but unit have no immediate problems.Laminate in kitchen and dinning areas.Included laundry room in each unit.Driveway has 1 covered parking spot for each unit, but plenty of caliche parking for 2 more vehicles.ConsRoof will need to be replaced in 10 years, including fascia.Carpet in bedrooms and hallway will need replacing soon.Windows could stand to be replaced as they are old aluminum.Needs landscaping, including cutting of tree limbsAnother concern is the resale of home, although in good condition, holding on to long term will indeed rack up expense costs and resale of a duplex is much more a task than a single family home, as there is less cliental interested in multi family.

You could quickly rack up charges for bad info.

I would think about doing three or four flips over the next 24 months, rack up the cash, and then see what you can do with respect to longer-term holds at that time.

I want to expand my real estate portfolio, but am too nervous to rack on more payments to my current military salary.

It's easy to rack up $10,000 or more in damages in a short time with a large, nicer property. 

It's a nerve racking situation because you don't know who is living in the house.

I don't want to go everywhere racking up inquiries I just need someone to give me a good program for getting started in the flipping biz.

You want it to shine and have a ton of action in the first few days, with everyone knowing it will sell right away.I think it's a huge mistake to let it sit there and rack up "days on market" while it's being finished.