Rob Grove you can contact the owner prior to the foreclosure auction or go to the auction and bid.Most large banks won't deal directly with individuals once they foreclose on it, until they list it with an agent or online website.

They will likely send an inspector to show compliance with city code depending on the type of store fronts (e.g. a restaurant setup will have different requirements in many cases than an art studio, for example).I would certainly invest in getting individually city metered utilities so that the tenants pay their own utility bills and there is not some messy shared arrangement that you have to deal with.  

Lets you build equity faster.You would get pre-approved before you go shopping, so you know what you should look at.All conforming loans are made to individuals NOT LLC.

It has been ruled not suspicious.The charges will now be sorted out by the courts and penalties range from $2,000 to $50,000 for individuals.

These 5 units are split across three individual buildings; two duplexes and one SFR.

The only people that complain about renting and leasing are individuals that do not take them to screen their residents.Flips: First off the TV shows are not real, so I would based your decisions of that.

*Property Tax*Maintenance Risk*Actual Construction Cost - you said paint & carpet that can be very relative*Vacancy*Time back to market post tenant turn---------My answer is no this is not a turnkey rental, again, this based on the true definition of Turnkey - How do you intend on managing it for the individual you plan on selling the note to?  

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The correct answer depends on your goals and the individual deals.

I know a handful of individuals who have indicated to me that they would consider investing in real estate in the future.