I know this neighborhood has gone down hill, but within the first 24 hours there was a fire next door, there was a police car with their syrins blaring in the middle of the night, and then another fire truck right in the morning with syrines blarring.

I'd suggest trying to find a mentor who can help guide you early on.But to more specifically answer your question, I like flipping with the worst house in the best neighborhood.

Look under "junk removal" in the phone book.How about this, rent a dumpster and post an add in the local newspaper or craigslist for some laborers.

Stufflike that.And then you can be a bird dog right from your dorm room.Drive around your neighborhood and entire town and findhomes, put them under contract, and sell the contract (notthe home) to an investor.Lots of stuff you can do.Again...welcome.

1.well... in my neighborhood i have seen houses stay on the market for 3-6 months. one has been for sale for about a year. it seems like the market here in NC is sllllloooowwww.is there anyway that i could help them out?

(Less then 70% LTV if value is exactly tax value) We drove out to do a drive by and appears to be a pretty good neighborhood and house looks brand new from the outside - except for a handicap ramp and the evergrowing grass and weeds.

Decent neighborhood.

I actually walked the neighborhood and was looking at all the potential both residential and commercial that is just within walking distance from my home.

About a third of the neighborhood is boarded up, and there are NO recent sales in MLS.

Many Investors are sent pictures of nice homes, however, they are not in a great neighborhood.