Plus, I have contractors (I use on everything) that are doing the work for dirt cheap because we've given them so much business.

With vinyl buildings you have to be careful of if it was built with vinyl or did someone wrap the vinyl around a much larger problem (rotted original wood or asbestos as a quick cheap fix).

Too often, the schlub who has to get up at 0-dark-30 and go get materials for that day on the job is someone who isn't organized enough to deal with a professional supply house and set up his deliveries days in advance.

The catch is that you have to buy properties below FMV so that you can do a cash-out refinance after 6 months or obtain a HELOC to pay back the credit card money.Warning: Borrowing cheap money is very additive especially when you can make money with the borrowed cheap money.Good luck.

If you think governments are cheap then you have never met the Braves.

So, I called that bank today and it seems they will sell me the note for cheap – a few thousand (I don’t think they want to own another REO property) What I am hoping to achieve is to have an interest in the property so that I can redeem it myself for the $35,001 plus interest and redemption fee.I realize no one is offering legal advice, and I am awaiting a call back from a property attorney.

Check with the local colleges and see if they have a video/media program and see if they will work with you on internship or cheap basis...be they will.

I love converted Victorians, but they need to be either done properly or be priced very, very cheap so we can undertake the needed improvements.

Even on a really cheap house you're probably looking at $100 of that for taxes and insurance.

I did have one that would sell me their life estate interest as long as I got the remainder interest cheap which was a sister she hated.