Im in the early stages of closing on my first fixer-upper.

The picture I got from overstock just to stage this house.

I am at the same stage as you. about to buy my first property and was also thinking of creating an llc. but because i have to buy the property in my own name first, transferring the tiltle to the llc cost a bit of money.I recently talked with a big time investor in my area and he told me to create a real estate trust instead. which cost nothing and has all the same benefits of the llc.

I am at the same stage as you so keep the motivation up and keep your eyes on BP.

I have a very good friend who ended up being ripped off, thrown out of his own home, and nearly framed for fraud on his own property, all by his family.My first wife was actually pretty good at staging and organizing my office, but that's not what she wanted to do in life.

Since we are both at the early stages of investing, I will definitely let you know when I find a good broker or seller.

I am in the initial stages and thus educating myself on the processes of this industry.

My mother in law had stage 3 breast cancer 3 years ago and is fine today.

With that said, I will try to follow a loose timeline broken down into stages.

Go all out with staging the property and wowing the potential buyer(s) just as the realtor might but do it yourself.