It is in a great location, about a block from the Metro, and I have literally seen 10 homes on our short street renovated this year.

Sometimes it's only a couple blocks away...

Has anyone done anything creative to cover cinder block walls on the interior?

MY first block is done I have cleaned my credit up.

(You are crazy to do that, not because its restricted, it's just a pain in the butt.)

Someone just through an eviction is often more than happy to part with their real estate to allow the pain to go away.I like your driving for dollars.

But what was nice is that all the comps on the block that was built at the same time that this one was, are all selling for 125-150 some are $200,000 after being fixed up.

The biggest downside is that the driveway goes behind the house, which means it's a pain to keep plowed in the winter (Chicago).

Thanks for the head start and insights on developing that.Blake:When showing occupied units, we arrange blocks of time with our existing tenants {say 2-hours on a Wednesday evening; another 2-hours on a Saturday afternoon} and schedule individual viewing appointments within the block (we use 15-minute appointments, starting every 20-minutes).

Every poplar retail area, if you drive down it, you'll find 2 for sale signs per block.