Before you choose your cabinets, appliances, style, etc. look at some other homes sold.

The method I would take would be to find the most common aspects to a house (style, size, location, etc.) that the most amount of buyers are looking for.

We've been counter-offering back and forth for almost 2 weeks and finally have agreement, but before the deal formally goes under contract BofA wants me to sign-off on 21 pages worth of addendums:- a 17-page Real Estate Purchase addendum- a 1-page Buyer's Acknowledgement and Disclosure- a 2-page Water Damage, Toxic Mold & Environmental Disclosure, Release and Indemnification Agreement- and a 1-page Lead-Based Paint and Lead-Based Paint Hazards Disclosure, Acknowledgement and Disclosure.I've skimmed through it and it appears to be a lot of CYA type stuff, like there's not property condition disclosure, its being sold "as-is", buyer won't hold BofA accountable if problems with property arise at a later date, etc.

They are easier to sell as there is a much larger pool of buyers for SFRs than for units.There are many arguments to be made either way, so it really comes down to your style of investing and your comfort level.As for me, the larger stockpile of houses I own, the better my retirement will be.

House that age and style aren't overly popular in my area these days.]5.

If the market has changed you may need to make adjustments for time and market conditions.You can go back a year, this would need to be considered if it was very similar in style, location and amenities as well as time on the market.

I'd check for code violations with city building & fire depts, maybe environmental issues.

environmental report (also costs money).

Your other option, if "tv style" flipping isn't working well for beginners is make your money on the appreciation.

There were one story ranch style mutis built, "company properties" that were economical housing.