It goes without saying that spending less and selling for more is the key to maximizing profits.Negotiation strategies for all situations1.Identify your wants and needs ahead of time.

Stainless sinks are pretty indestructible (but don't use a faucet with a separate sprayer), and spending an extra $1 per door/drawer pull will again help you avoid the "rental" look.

The Homevestors guys I know are currently buying mostly REOs, as the availability of private sellers with equity is nearly non-existent (compared to a couple years ago, that is).So, I imagine these guys are getting very little value out of their Homevestors franchises, despite their franchise requirements to spend large amounts of money on advertising/marketing.

There's a reason that 2nd above 80% LTV are called throw-aways.Let's pretend you buy the note for 5k, then spend whatever it costs to foreclose (not sure on this as I've never had to go thorugh with one.)

I wouldn't spend alot of time and money designing a logo, I'd spend that money on postage for your marketing piece.

The stock market has average an 8% average return over the last 40 years (it's something along those lines)- but there are billions spent to time it right to buy, sell, short, put..

It all depends on location...I have never done it, but in my area investors say they go for about $12,000 a monthHowever, you would be much better off spending $12,000 on highly targeted direct mail...it's better to have the rifle approach than the shotgun approach.

We look at expenditures as, "Should we spend $85 for a mediocre dinner out or put it towards the mortgage??"

Now I'm ready to spend all my extra time in learning and making deals happen.

Obviously it has to be a $ maker on top of green....Of course you'll spend a lot more on an full-tilt green rehab....but you can offset some costs by reusing some materials (the greenest practice of all) as well as charging more rent because of lower utilities and the appeal to a certain clientele...I also thought that there might be some political capital involved in rehabbing green...maybe even grants or sponsors....