Good fresh paint job and cleaning.If the house is lower income then a larger expense on renovation will most likely not be inline with the return.  

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I had horrible luck with spokeo about a month ago when I was trying to trace people, and I think I paid for a one time use of intellius which gave me a fresh address, but it turned out to be wrong and the mail piece was again returned.

It sounds like the house is in great shape, this may allow for better rents-I always try to get high rent off of a fresh rehab AND I'm happy to wait for great tenants and/or tenants that are likely to stay for a long time.

Hello,I need the following work done to my house, which is located Intown, to get it rent ready:- New roof installed- Tree cut down, basic landscaping and exterior fence repaired or replaced- Rent ready finishes - new kitchen cabinets, new doors, fresh paint, refinished hardwood floorsThis might be too small for a GC that is used to larger projects, but the roof is something that I would assume I should not be leaving to most handymen.

That way, you develop a more extensive list of all types of Buyers/Investors as well as find more Properties and their freshly-convinced Sellers in every niche - by giving those Sellers MULTIPLE options!

If I ever decide to leave my corporate job I would consider flipping on the side as a way to keep my network fresh and generate cash for investments.Ultimately, investing is using money to get more time (freedom) and flipping is using time to get more money.

Offer to pay his move (with a max price) and  maybe offer him a 1k  to start fresh (only with the comdition that you successfully acquire the property).

Joe's brother-in-law buying Joe's house at a short sale would be a huge red flag for fraud.I think the biggest arrow in your quiver is #1, and your most probable path to success is to order a fresh appraisal with a fresh opinion of value, and once it comes back go to your (or the end-lender's) appraisal department (not the AMC, the lender's internal folks) and argue that the new appraisal is more credible than the previous one because of #1 ("if the appraiser didn't even go to the comps for a quick drive-by photo, who knows what else he didn't even actually do?")

If he moves out and leaves damage to the property, a fresh coat of paint won't help you too much.Personally, I'd treat "Joe the Painter" completely independently from "Joe the Tenant".