Held for under 2 years (minor renovation, then rented, then flipped)The funny thing is - when you look at the Zillow on all 3 of these, we left SO MUCH money on the table in retrospect - they are now worth 20% more than when we sold them because the market is so hot right now!

Once in a while I’ll also fill the kitchen sink full with hot water and then pull the drain stopper to let it flush through.

If the area is hot most likely it'll be worth more than 255K shortly

Currently have a 5 ton for 2200 sqft and my tenant still says it feels hot upstairs but we are in southern california. 

Currently, I reside in Birmingham, but I am more than aware of the hot market and limited opportunities for a new investor.

A little history on the house; C.J. purchased this property with some help from her parents and a standard home loan at an incredible deal, especially for a 1,722 SF Condominiums, 3 minutes from Dell Computer's headquarters, in North East Austin, Texas.

Bought at an incredible deal of 200K for a 1,722 SF Condominiums, 3 minutes from Dell Computer's headquarters, in North East Austin, Texas.

My partner and I originally bought this property to rent it out, but the market got hot during the spring and we decided to just fix it up and sale it.

I see this as a minimum of $50,000 worth of commissions and more likely closer to $75,000 worth of commissions that I could have by getting licensed.The costs associated with getting a real estate salesperson license in my state is incredibly low in relationship to this ONE SINGLE life event of which there will surely be more in the future.I also see a major pitfall with using a real estate agent on the buy side because then I am subject to their availability for when something hits the market rather than my own availability of pouncing on something quick.I've researched out a few real estate brokerages that have a monthly fee to hang your license there and a flat fee per transaction. 

Tampa is hot; hot sports teams, beaches, theme parks, and a new "San Fransisco" look.