A tool used to help us analyze a deal.

I have found some of their tools are better quality then the brand names I can get at Lowes

After doing some direct mail I realized that lease options would be a valuable tool but also being able to list a house if there was no other way to structure a deal and the owner wanted to sell that way.  

He may be currently short of funds to loan, or he may simply not like the deal.Hard Money is a tool.

But there are  few reasons I'm expecting huge increase in value (and why I can't accurately pin down ARV at this time): 1.

Something similar to REI BalckBook, but without the websites and marketing tools?

I also have the ability and tools to do most work myself, although time constraints will dictate that I hire contractors.

My company has been sending mailers for over 15 years and found it to be a great tool to locate motivated sellers.

Always great to hear others getting started.We help others invest with their IRAs, it is a great tool to help build retirement.  

 I'm currently working as bartender at a local restaurant, so I do have a job.I'm aiming for properties that can be forcefully appreciated in value through rehabbing and be deemed as a reliable cash flow investment so that when I turn around to sell it, I'll have the option of leveraging the 1 year lease, or whatever the situation is, at the negotiation table.