For a buy-and-hold strategy, make necessary repairs and updates and either renegotiate rent with current tenants or find new ones.No T12, as this was left to the current owner by his brother, who passed away."

If they can own their dream escape, eliminate the costs and annoyance of booking a rental every time and carry most of some of the costs by house sharing with someone else, that's good enough for them. 

Any travel nurse is a brother or sister in my field, so my plan is to make sure their housing is everything they could imagine in comfort and necessity be met.  

I'm not sure about you but a broke government is almost always a deal breaker for me when it comes to investing in real estate.Finally, while Puerto Rico has had its fair share of devastation from hurricanes and Haiti from earthquakes, the Dominican Republic has been mostly escaping from both (yet all good construction there is hurricane- and earthquake-resistant).

My wife and I are based in the Southeast Michigan and are eager to dive into real estate investing to create generational wealth and ultimately escape the rat race.A bit about us: We have a combined $16,000 in savings and approximately $150,000 in retirement funds.

I personally love the Step Brothers themed bunk bed room! 

If there was a fire and the stairs were blocked, they need a window or other door they can escape through.

Purchase price: $607,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Just got done with this unfinished home went in and done most the labor myself with my brother and cousin to finish out this 6900 sq ft home we added and addition 900sq ft during the process.

Just so you all know, my brother was blocked by a moderator (I wonder who), but wanted to convey his response here (see below). 

My brother-in-law/ real estate partner rented a home on Emerald Isle and met a property manager and they spoke and started a relationship.... three weeks later we owned this home.