With the $12,000 of capex identified, and knowing my market fairly well, I decided that an offer of $x was reasonable.Let me know if I forgot anything and I will add it.Respond with your estimations of list price, your offer price, and final sales price and in a few days I will give the answers.

I haven't identified exactly how I'll do this yet, but I'm working on it.2) Look into the possibility of getting into private lending.

Understanding how important effective marketing to creating to both identifying sellers and buyers, I would like to create an effective website and software.

A few questions for you: how many houses did you need to identify and market to before getting calls from these owners; and also how motivated did you find the sellers that contacted you?

To me, it sounds like you know a lot more about inner city restoration than you say.You identified many of the major stumbling blocks: "the rules", negative role models, substance abuse, not cooperating with the police, mass displacement all at once, etc.

With this in mind what is the best way to identify potential contractors?

Having congress cut off funding for mental health treatment issues can't be considered, having nuts means identifying them and treating them, at least keep tabs on them as we can't just lock them up.Now, to get the popcorn!

Also demolition costs can be expensed if this cost segregation is done.The temporary regulations cover 2013 and 2014 and the final repair/capitalization regs are expected to come out mid year 2013.A good tax professional may be able to identify some items that can be expensed though in the current year.

I know the network is key in identifying them.

I'm just identifying options: For a "non-cloud" solution, you could consider quickBooks.