Good evening BP,On my drive home tonight I had this idea and wanted to run it by some brilliant minds to see if it can be done. I am trying to find finding for my next property and I realized my mom and sister both ha...

It will have to take advantage of the permit code that says you have to show work every six month as being done and not abandoning he work so the permit does not expire but that is doable, even on my budget.

Finding a multi-family in suburbs of New York i.e. 45 to 60 minutes away from manhattan is very doable.

Having said all that, Mr Shah's suggestions are excellent but unfortunately not quite doable, at least 3 blocks from campus, in the City limits, where my units are.

I get the idea that you are a "professional" and young are comparing your worth to another "professional", however comparing a realtor to a doctor is laughable.I would compare it to things like doing your own taxes, performing your own car maintenance, and other tasks that are doable by regular people, however maybe not as good as a professional would do it.

it sounded like a tough business, relied on tax credits but is doable is certain locations. http://louisvillegalsrealestateblog.com/tag/renovating-historic-homesIt is clear Nicole Curtis is passionate about old homes.

You can do it now by doing some networking and research (you can find a lot about somebody online).You mentioned making offers with information from seller and pics which is definitely doable.

It's important for people to see that it is do-able, and there will be issues, no matter how experienced you are.  

Is there a ballpark price you guys have run into or even a large range so I can figure out how doable it is.

Good luck- it's doable and there are a plethora of people on here who have done harder.