I'll try my best as a novice to lay out the numbers of both: Based on today's values, I've been told by a couple of realtors that list price would be just under $400k, with the expectation that negotiations would bring that down to a conservative estimate of $365k (which seems high to me because it's almost $100k more than I bought the house for 3 yrs ago).

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I'm a novice to say the least.

Working class, well established neighborhoods with very reasonable tax base, you can get homes under $90,000.00 with taxes in the mid $2's with $1,050+ rents - **PM Me for more detailsI do not play in the lower spectrum of neighborhoods or home prices such as $40-70K with under $1,000.00 rent, just not my cup of tea, I have several homes in my portfolio remaining from that novice/beginner time point in my investment life, but as I have evolved, so have my properties, in category and quality.

I'm not a novice investor, but I've only closed traditional sales.   

I’m sure this is the 10,006th novice post on here, so I thank you in advance for your help.

He’s motivated, fresh (not as in ‘Novice’) and has a vision, which is nice.Also, he’s a former Marine which is ALWAYS a plus in my book!

Hello everyone!

Im excited to finally start posting in BP! For the past several weeks, I have been reading and trying to absorb all of this great info from off of the site and on the podcast. I have also met s...

She is a pro preying on a novice so you are going to need a pro to take over.  

Hello BP,I am a novice investor with three duplexes in St.