Both units need work; here are the larger items:Appliances (Unit A needs range + fridge; Unit B needs fridge): $1,500Floors (flooring needed in living area, hallway, bedrooms - probably use vinyl): $3,000Windows (need to be re-sealed) + New Doors (front screen door, doors in basement to yard, etc.): $1,500Paint (most rooms need paint): $1,000Roof Shingles: (may or may not need to do; roof missing a few shingles near gutter): $300Dryer Duct (missing a piece that connects from laundry room to outside, quick fix): $100Hot Water Heaters (electric) x 2: $2,000 (which is probably way high, but trying to be conservative).TOTAL ESTIMATED REHAB BUDGET (which is probably sky-high): $9,400ESTIMATED CLOSING COSTS: $5,000 all-inPROJECTED CASH-ON-CASH RETURNS: 14.91%=====================SECTION 8 PROGRAMI really need to educate myself on the Section 8 program. 

You could then evaluate potential investments through that screen.

Click on the "Learn" tab at the top of this screen and you will see them.  

Hello,I'm looking for advice on the best way to advertise for lease option or owner financing buyers and then how to screen them.

Obviously there will be some who slip through the cracks, but the vast majority of false flag applicants can be screened out with the right questions.  

I could screen tenants and set up service remotely.

I currently work for my brother (also an aspiring REI) doing residential Electrical work in Charleston, SC where we drive all over and often have long discussions about REI and the futures we hope to have with it.Now before y'all start yelling at your computer screen saying that "REI is a broad topic, do you really know what you want to do?!?"  

My current business is screen printing, graphics and promotional advertising.  

While I'm by no means a professional contractor I have done plumbing, framing, painting, re-screening and just about any home maintenance you could throw at me.

Its all about screening and even then, some will slip through the cracks.