My conclusion for me is to stay away from houses that require extensive work because I can change a light bulb and the smoke alarm batteries, but not much else.

I might just give it a try.Thanks for your thorough feedback LloydOther CRMs I've heard of that may have potentioal-- Contactually, PipeDrive, REIBlackbook, REI Pro, FreedomSoft, Salesforce... the prob is a lot are geared spec to wholeselling or specific to RE Agent "Realtors" from what I see

As Jay mentioned the loans are more difficult to get and take a lot more time than the typical stabilized or value add purchase.It’s 3 year timeline now for a project from the time you break ground to stabilization.Some REITS will buy the property once you get the CO so you can spec a multifamily project now.

@Lisa Graesser Good call on changing door lock batteries on a regular schedule. 

Built three homes, all with core samples and engineered foundations to meet specs. 

@Paige Kelsey  completely disagree with the PDX thought process.. bubbles burst with excess unsold inventory.. the banks till do not loan in any volume or spec building  like they did years ago.urban growth boundry keeps urban sprawl at bay..

Originally posted by Brandon Foken:After a ton of research and digging through technical specs of printers, I'm picking up the HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus.

The reason for this is multifaceted, but the main reason is that if you have a real buyer with their specs of what they are looking for, you can go shopping for that very thing and knowing you have the buyer places you in a much stronger negotiating and confidence position.

After all the return to senders come back we will adjust our list and do a reverse look up to get their phone numbers.The other idea I have is to develop parcels and spec build 4 plexes.  

I also give them a detailed 11"x17" floor plan with dimensions of each wall that they may need to plan out furniture placements, as well as locations of switched receptacles, cable outlets to plan where to put floor lamps, mount TVs etc...At key handover I give them more detailed package including a list of appliance models and serial numbers, a detailed electrical panel schedule, city mosquito control number, garbage collection schedule for regular waste, recycle waste, yard waste and bulk trash, smoke alarm batteries, storage shed padlocks, location of the secret switch to opens the swinging bookshelf that reveals two more bedrooms.