Back in 2000 before the bubble burst I would buy a house with zero down, live there for six months and do mostly cosmetic remodels and then sell them for a profit at 6-8 months in. I

@Nathan Wandell@Blake NeeSmithHey guys,I'm new to the game, and I was curious what areas you both work in.  I

Total purchase price for the home was $238k (cash) with $1700/month rent coming in. (I

How will I know what type of finishes to put into this home - as in I don't want to go too high end and not be able to get all the money back - but I dont want to do the build out mediocre so it doesn't stand out from the rest.Thanks for your time!

What areas are you interested in? I

@Seth LarsonMy parents moved away from Wichita around 09 or 2010 and moved to Blue Springs, it's a pretty nice suburb from what I can tell in all the times I've been there and my parents like it, but they live in a much different neighborhood than I'm sure this 5plex is in.  I

My question is, is it an okay decision to walk away from a 6 year investment with only the money put in?  Is

Then the housing market crash happened and the value of the unit I'm stuck in is below 64k, I Still owe 79k.

If you want to go over to mine since it does include the Wi-Fi added in I would be happy to put it in for the same price for the next 6 months"So yeah it does take a "buyout" but there are ways to get them to agree without buying out the whole lease.

I started with my condo that I was living in.  I