Everyone is in different stages and has different goals/criteria.

These really are pretty simple topics to understand despite what some believe.I agree Bryan the concept is pretty elementary.

Im assuming the property is still being sold under market value, so it can do nothing but help your case- Staging is key.

okay so i meet a owner yesterday in the notice of sale stage from the default.

I wait until the house is 100% complete, cleaned and staged before I start any serious marketing.

@Rick Baggenstos, I'll summon @J Scott, as he stages all of his rehab/flips.He has done a lot of those in the Atlanta area.Raymond

@Dawn AnastasiAs I said above after an exchange with on another thread earlier this year, we've been experimenting with the "open house" approach to viewing flats/houses.One situation were have decided they do not work is when we are showing a property still occupied by our tenants as we were not comfortable with many people wandering though the house unsupervised - we felt it could expose us to claims of stollen property.We are looking for ways to overcome this {I've enlisted the assistance of my realtor to see how he stages open houses when selling ... albeit, it's a different audience} as most of our showings are of occupied units as we strive to have our properties re-rented several weeks/months before they become vacant.

Was just there with mu buddy to buy a car, and may hae  lead on a side by side duplex by an elementary school. 

My dad has been doing real estate for over 30 years so I've grown up around the agent side of the business but I've always had a desire to be on the investing/development side of it.I've been reading The Millionaire Real Estate Investor and looking around the site and have learned a lot so far; I think I'm over the "what if this doesn't work for me" stage and I'm ready to jump in.I'm interested in buying multi/single family homes, apartments, flipping houses, as well as buying and holding in the Charleston Tricounty area.

I'm in the early stages now of switching to MS Project.