Of course, if you want to achieve $5k-15k EXTRA equity from day one, do what Wholesalers do - except KEEP the properties instead of re-selling them!

Low rent tenants are willing to live with more flaws, fewer extras, and won’t be as demanding about discretionary maintenance and improvements.Fewer evictions.

Good job on removing the fireplace, it does offer some extra space.

Give him the "Cripple discount" and allow him to live there an extra month while you own the property.  

So if I put down 30k i still have to borrow 260 @ 12% which comes out to an extra $28600 on top of the 290k I need to buy and rehab it.

You'll have the place rented now, and the extra 2 months will cover some vacancy on the back end.

Hey South FL folks,I have an extra ticket for a 3-day Than Merrill's seminar for this weekend (3/26 - 3/28).

I don't believe that I'm getting any extra liability protection by doing so, and I'm not sure that you can transfer an agent's license into an LLC (in Ohio), anyway.What would someone buy if they were buying your LLC that had your personal real estate license in it?  

The great thing being, when we decide we need some extra capital for something, we just cut that out for a couple of months. 

If you need a permit that will be extra. if they have to fetch materials that is extra.For example this is kind of my 'max I'll pay' for various things based on past experience.