Given the right purchase price (BIGGEST MUST HAVE) and a very solid idea of repairs since I will have inspected before, I could raise/beg/borrow/steal the repair funds especially since the expected return range would be much clearer by that point.  

I'd suggest offering a discount  if paid by the first, it gives  them an incentive to get you the money early, and it makes being a landlord a lot easier when rent is solid and steady!   

It costs money to do this, more than just gutting and putting big box garbage everywhere but like I said, people will pay for it as long as the house is solid and the updates to electric, plumbing and hvac have been done.

Wasted the last a few years because my husband keeps saying the big crash is coming and refuses to even do some researches.

I'm really glad I did with the solid information I got from class I feel it will make me a way better investor than without the training.

Stop wasting your time searching for a HELOC on a Cash Out of an Investment/ rental property over 80% CLTV, because it ain't happening!

I wouldn’t waste my time on this one.

I will not be changing solid wood cabinets in the kitchen anyway, the question is about backsplash.

I would get a solid rehab budget before moving forward.

My saving graces are my house is in ideally situated between a downtown area, a college, medical school and a massive Navy Base with a solid rental history (knock on wood).