Account Closed is trying to express is that he knowing hired an unlicensed contractor and probably didn't pull permits for the place he was renovating either.

Like @Bettina F. we are installing coin-ops as a convenience, but unlike Bettina we are doing it because we remove the washer dryers upon vacancy/renovation.

Wanted to give you guys an update on the renovation with some pictures.1pic : Front of house with additional side lots 2-3 pic.: 1st floor demo 4th pic: Bathroom & backrooms still standing pre-demo5th pic: 1st floor as open shell , all walls down & new sub floors 6th pic: Framing of 1st floor started GROUND/CELLER FLOOR: BELOW 1-2 pic : Pre-demo 3 pic.: demo (All walls taken down, a total MESS!)

Your list of cities/school districts pans an area larger than the entire state of PA.

I have formal education and experience in residential construction, renovation and general contracting. 

I would much rather use that 250k or slightly less (as to have some backup cash) to purchase a larger 4-6 plex or higher depending on your market.

@Leah Suter yeah $3-4 million .. then another million or so to renovate it and make it livable . 

Advice: Act on bigger deals sooner and create more relationshipsDone differently: taken more action - bought more properties and held on to as many as possible (less flips), bought larger multi-familiesChoices that didn't produce desired outcomes: Side tracked on deals that didn't fit my modelHorror stories: I talked about this on my podcast interview with Joe Fairless, but not having written contracts/agreements.

The only way to get it done these days is to sign up for all the REO sites (Xome, Equator, HomePath, Res.net) and wait unless you know someone who can get you into some of the larger scale REO events to network with the asset managers.

My larger houses (with 4-9 beds in them) get one big jumbo pack of acceptable lower quality t.p. and I set it on the dining table along with towels and soap.