This will also help keep you on target to invest in the types of properties and areas that are your target market. 

This one is easier as there's natural gas lines and I can just convert it over but still pricey ($5-7k)The seller doesn't have the funds to make the repairs so I'm trying to find a way to make this deal happenWithout getting bids, I'm estimating about $15-20k for rehabbing these items (FEEL FREE TO TELL ME I'M WAY OUT TO LUNCH)....this is on top of the $5-8k I budgeted to put into the interior.I'm not a flipper and was looking at this as a buy and hold cash flowing property.Looking where to go with this one:A) Reduce offer by $15-20k to $155k- Cons: I'm going to have to find a loan as I need my capital for other purchases in the hopperB) Reduce to $160k and get $5k in closing help- Cons: I'm still going to be out of pocket but b/n closing help and reduced downpayment would be able to get most of the work done and just put the rest on a credit card and use the cash flow to pay it down over the next 12 months.C) WalkD) Other options???

Is Stessa an easier to use platform than QuickBooks?

This is easier said than done, but it is something I am trying to do more and more.

I spent the last weekend walking my target neighborhoods in Granada, looking at pisos and found nothing close to this good of a return.

You had a ton of former home owners becoming renters, and that pushed up the demand for rentals almoat everywhere.I tend to get strong rent growth in general as I specifically target locations with strong rent growth.I have however had rents go down in my far far outlying properties from DC.

the investor provides seed money for construction (20-25% of the target sale price)when the house is sold, the profit is split 60% investor and 40% builderseed money is paid back to the investor before calculating profit on the saleassuming that the property is owned by the investor and ready to build on

pricing these days for HML is based on experience  No experience pretty expensive  ..so in my mind first few out of the gate I would do this with an equity partner safer and less frustrating than trying to go HML  once you can show a few successful flips under your belt the HML route will be easier and less expensive..

Sometimes it's easier just to get money knocked off the price and do the work yourself.

There are a variety of methods people use @Matthew Hall, ranging from direct mail to driving for dollars, to targeting specific niches (such as delinquent tax records).