Hmmm - Oddly enough (knock on wood) that is one area I have never had a problem - grass is cut - snow is shovled (where it snows) etc...do they put in Hmmm - Oddly enough (knock on wood) that is one area I have never had a problem - grass is cut - snow is shoveled (where it snows) etc...do they put in flowers and improve it - not really - but I don't have any of that in there anyway - I can say that the landscaping is really always returned in the same condition...I don't have any special language - I just have a clause that states they are responsible for the maintenance of the landscaping and it will be returned in the condition it was given and there are photos and a move-in check list........flowers and improve it - not really - but I don't have any of that in there anyway - I can say that the landscaping is really always returned in the same condition...I don't have any special language - I just have a clause that states they are responsible for the maintance of the landscaping and it will be reutrned in the condition it was given and there are photos........

If you want to put all of your investing energies into one arena of investing only (instead of investing in multiple types of real estate), then in the long run, again you are not going to last.Real estate has been called the "best way to get rich slowly" and if you think about it, it is the literal truth.

There is the Sales Comparison Approach which is based on similar recent sales, the Cost Approach which is based on a value of the land and the cost to replace the existing improvements minus depreciation, and the Income Approach which is based on market rents and a Gross Rent Multiplier which is detemined through market research.Your other statement that banks will appraise the property right around the sale price even if the price is 200 and it's worth 500 is really disturbing.

Since this is more than the purchase price, (due to market forces, or property improvements) it allows the investors to pull out their initial 20% cash investment.

Assuming you don't go up in total amount borrowed (or total loan length) from house to house, and assuming you are making a true profit each time, and assuming you apply that profit to the mortgage, then yes, you will pay off your house more quickly.For this to work, though, the profit needs to be from your improvements (repairs) and not appreciation.

After much reading and research, I choose this type of investment for several reasons, not the least of which being it is what I can best afford; vacancies shouldn't be a big problem since its a high rental area; its a low income area, so if I find a sound building, I won't need to spend a lot on improvements to attract tenants (since the tenants wouldn't be able to afford to pay for those rental extras anyway).I'm doing the deal with "no money down-ish" by tapping the equity in my personal residence (HELOC, rate is prime, no margin, 15 year term) for the down payment, and financing the rest at 90% with a conventional 30 yr, 7.75%.

I recently started a home improvement company - albeit mostly to get my sparsely-employed-as-of-late-contractor-boyfriend off the couch..( He is great at what he does, not so at sales, marketing, follow up, paperwork, keeping books, which I am now handling, along with some light assistance to actual physical work)...Anyway I'm starting my first rehab shortly and was planning to just do the work (it's a light job) between he, I and maybe another guy we know.

If your husband is able to frame, plumb and wire (and move ducts) in record time I'd say it's a good bet it'll improve your odds of selling your house.

see what they've done and how much it has cost.i'm sure you're looking because you see some value in it - improvements of the structure and subsequent revenue increases, but with those older buildings you really have to pay attention to the finer points that could land you with big expenses that don't necessarily improve your revenues - i.e. asbestos removal.

their system is incredibly efficient and lucrative and took them a while to cultivate.