Hard water in rural communities, whether it's municipal or well water is hard on appliances, bad on cloths, unenjoyable to drink, and a hazard to boil.

I viewed the place myself and had concerns about a roof leak, foundation issues, and a damp basement area where HVAC is located.

If that means living frugal, not buying new clothes, cooking at home or reducing screen time.

Our tenant claims the washer is terrible about leaving fuzz on her clothes and sometimes does not rinse all the soap off.

I don't know the arragement you have with your family friend, but if you don't bring cash to the table, it is going to take A LOT of successful flips to keep you housed, fed, and clothed, unless your friend wants to run a charity.I have a full-time mechanical engineering job in a chemical plant.

Create an identity, a brand if you will - that makes you synonymous with whatever it is you're trying to do.Think about Clorox...they have done so much marketing over the years that people don't think "bleach" when it comes to whitening their clothes, they think "Clorox."

Vacuum up the floors thoroughly and then wipe down with tack cloth.3.  

@Steve VaughanYou and I are made of the same cloth as far as being a problem solver and thinking outside the box when we're dealing with sellersI would rather buy own terms than put 20% down any do the weekI would rather do a joint venture with the seller and get a better result, tan do the retailing 70 per cent of ARV any day of the weekBiggerpockets is a better place for Steve Vaughn as an advisor :)

Oftentimes, the one who is brave enough to say "The Emperor Has No Clothes!"

For a $70K house take one for $30K, a couple of $10s, a few $5s etc.Back in the '80 in Houston it helped to have a clothing "signal" so you could find each other, like trying to find a needle in a haystack sometimes.