(exterior of the house)

The NAR is opposed to the practice as an ethical matter and is illegal in most states. 

I am interested in buy and hold as opposed to flipping - but regardless, the thing that probably intimidates me the most as a newbie is the renovation/construction/cost estimates/general know how to do something like this for a distressed property when you find a good deal.Do you have suggestions on learning the 'general contracting' side of this world?  

Hello Bigger Pockets people.I told you earlier in this thread to set goals.I stand by that advice if you’re not used to setting goals and living your life by those goals.Stop reading here if you’re that individual.IF you’re the type of person that has lived by goals for years (and there are many of us), I’m going to give you (what seems like) opposing advice.Do NOT set goals.Indeed, you need to know exactly what you want.Write that down.Make it crystal clear.But, when you write your steps for it, create a process-oriented system.If you want to purchase 10 rental units by the end of this year, that looks like a goal (though it’s not in the SMART format, but I won’t argue semantics at this point).That’s enough to start working on the “how”.How do you get there?

He is definitely realizing a gain when he sells, and I figure by doing it his way, he will be looking at a sale price of $152,750 when tax time rolls around, as opposed to a sale price of $155k.  

For example, I may find that if I buy properties in the winter that require exterior work, my hold time tends to be a month longer. 

The exterior of the home is stone from a local quarry, the roof is newer, all new windows, and it has a nice lot with a two car garage and an outbuilding.

lol was thinking of following your topic just to give you a little laugh. sorry but i don't know so no help from me. but i wonder if following as opposed to colleague requests just means that you don't need to be approved to follow whereas in order to become a colleague you would need to be approved.

By borrowing to purchase, you can control many more properties, as opposed to buying one.

The letter is postmarked on Jan 21st.1) The entire exterior was painted last month and the painter forgot to put the numbers back on.