But on the flipside, it sounds like a good option on the surface, and moreover homesteps foreclosures seem to sell for a bit less than homepath ones.

Beware of water permeable surface requirements for pavement - usually some specific minimum percentage of lot must be permeable ...

Surfaces: Extensive cleaning and replacement if the cooking occurred on those surfaces.

I'm looking to buy a duplex in Lawrence KS and wanted to run it but all those with experience to see if on the surface it looks like a good deal.

It looks on the surface like maad potential.

On the surface, I like the idea of a gas station as they will pay good money for well located sites.

From there, calculate your debt service costs and what is left is your cash flow.While using a cap rate of 10% seems good on the surface, what goes into the cap rate calculation is what is important.

To me on the surface, paying cash is the better option as I avoid paying any lending interest.....

But this is just the surface level.

Countertops - tile, quartz, granite, solid surface?