Please post pics when you get it done so we can see the transformation!

I know the upstate of South Carolina well due to being  a service technician for many years and intend to use my knowledge of the area to transform my future.After being married for 26 years and having the house to ourselves; my wife and I are going to begin working on our retirement future.

Some great photos out there that show a great transformation with minimal resources 

When you say the word "flip" or "double closing", even some experienced real estate professionals immediately think of illegal activity even though there are excellent flippers that work in every community transforming blighted properties, making neighborhoods better and increasing the tax base for local government.

If and when Ft. mac hit, it will transform the entire area....much more so than any impact the beltline could have....but there could be many years between now and when Ft.

These are large units, built in late 60's and completely transformed on the exterior and grounds.

Very nice transformation @Jimmy Hong!

I'm currently an operational strategist for a large financial services company in SE PA and am planning to begin investing in real estate in the near future.I'm a big fan of "transformation" having extensively renovated my own homes over the years.

I see in the tutorial that BiggerPockets "has transformed the concept of Private Messaging into the form of CONVERSATIONS."

This site has been going through a complete transformation from one back-end opertating system into a completely different one and there are a few minor things (like the one you mention) that fall through the cracks.We are aware of the issue and will be addressing it ASAP.Meanwhile - freel free to PM me your username and any IM clients you want added and I'll do it for you manually.