We would live 3 blocks from the university so college students would definitely be our market.

I recently ran across a fire damaged home in my neighborhood that appears to be vacant.

If they legally can't break the lease, I would request they pay the monthly rent when it's due, and return the security deposit as you would normally, less damages, a month from now.

Just because the roof isn't that old, doesn't mean there aren't worn shingles or hail damage spots.

Check the crime map, but it's block by block over there.

Someone also mentioned they knew of someone else having a crane lift the existing trusses and roof and just adding block around exterior walls to raise height and then redo interior walls.

In NOLA, 3-4 blocks is the difference between $500 homes and projects.

And I found 6 vacant houses which is amazing how I have never seen them before and they were literally a few blocks from me and I would say another 4 properties that were distressed.

All it takes is one major issue, such as the insurance deductible for a storm damage claim, a tenant to do damage above and beyond the security deposit - never mind the loss of income while it's being repaired, or evicting a tenant who hasn't paid, etc. ... to turn break-even into a loss.

Hi, to build your end buyers list, one thing you can do is put a sign infront of the house you have under contract saying something like "MUST SELL-CHEAP HANDYMAN SPECIAL CALL NOW XXX-XXX-XXXX" Also put a sign down on the corner of the block with an arrow pointing in the direction of the house!!!