It's like the 70% rule, you can use it to narrow down 100 deals to 30 deals to dive deeper, but you need to know estimates per house..

this is a direct relation to lack of inventory.. new construction on many markets is as robust as its ever been.. we have had spectacular years the last 3 years of course during covid was tough with supply chains but my 500k house I am now selling for 700k and my build cost have gone up by maybe 100k.. so record profits for us.. 

My electrician insisted in rewiring my house without ripping out the existing drywall.

Quote from @Vid Vin: Was the house really for 2000 dollars?

Paying those things benefits you because they facilitate STUFF exiting the house. 

Cash for keys is definitely the best way to get people out in the day when I was very active at court houses steps cash for keys was by far the best way to get folks to move and bad tenants in a state with bad eviction laws to me would be the preferred method. you simply pay them when they are leaving the house not before.. that works fine and you give them more than 1k .. you make it worth their while..

My friend is selling his house and is open to an assumable mortgage.

You can have two houses within a quarter mile of each other with vastly different ARV and rent amounts.

Hello @Fulati,With that budget, I would look for houses in East Memphis, Cordova, or Bartlett.

You'll typically need to set up your account and get familiar with the process of working with the local housing authority.