Box is great but will need some minor work and I plan to replace all outlet and face platesGeneral yard clean up and addressing the small things to make it look nice.Some things I may just sub out to save on time if the price and work will be right.My philosophy when doing a project is "if its worth doing, its worth doing right" great grandma taught me that, she was in real estate also.I do have my work cut out but I plan to work after my day job and on the weekends all day.

The property itself had potential...nice yard, 2 car garage, upper lower duplex.

There are quite a few things that usually come with foreclosed properties - lower prices, lots of work, uncertainty, and dead lawns.What are your best methods for turning a dead yard into a beautiful, grassy, resale-friendly area in just a few weeks or months?

I'm not opposed to using signs, but I think I'd only use them where it was 100% legal to do so (like in yards of properties I'm flipping, or where the city is 100% okay with it) AND I wouldn't advertise fake deals, ever.

Do you put a "for Rent" sign in the yard or just advertise on the web?

One thing I have found is that if you are marketing the property online you get a different type of applicant than if you take an add out in the paper or put a sign in the yard.

For example, your 'find my iphone' gives you a map but not a house number and range, e.g. within 12 yards of 123 Main.It was also good because of a long battery life especially when close to the base unit which can be easily hidden.I also tried a slim device call inSite but it was ineffective.

He called the old owner because the foreclosure auction sign was posted in the yard and he was told not to worry about it.

I pay people to mow my yard.

Lots of Gen Y / Milennials ( or anybody born after 1980 or so) really don't see the value of the suburban back yard as their parents did.