I am torn on what kind of review to leave.Here is what was wrong:Rotten trim on the front porchPorch deck board with a lot of play indicating support beam underneath needed to be repaired.The ac filter did nothing as there was a door with louvers on back side of air handler intake where bulk of air was being pulled fromMattress needs to be replaced.All rooms with tile floor (3 rooms) had cracks in some of the tile.Lights burned out in bottom of microwave that shines on stoveTV was good sized and had cable, but was not a smart TV and this was the only TV in the house.No gutters on house, buth tin overhangs over window.

I see guys on TV make mistake of not realizing what they can or cnt do.

So  what happens is because the coasts are so expensive IE New York area and CA by and large and the Mid west is dirt cheap by comparison you have a legion of new investors that are influenced by what they see on TV hear from Friends etc etc that the way to get rich is with Real Estate.

Our airport was part of the discovery channels TV series on flying in bush Alaska.

Some day they realize they need 30k in capex for 30 units...Quitting your job is also overrated, watching daytime TV gets old fast.

Sadly I landed up being one of those that got carried away by one of those TV gurus and landed up paying $25k, which would have been enough for a down payment on a property.

I bought him a smart tv for use in the apt and I take care of his little dog when he is at work.

You can purchase lists with different motivations like absentee owners, 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, evictions, probate, divorce, etc. and mail or cold call.Other methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, put out bandit signs, billboards, newspapers, other offline publications.You can use pay per click/adwords, website with SEO, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online and social media marketing.If you have a big budget you can do radio, TV and billboards.

Open houses are okay but unlike TV they seldom bring you a buyer.

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