You can easily see a 100 year old house with a fresh roof, windows & hvac and you can see a 50s house with all of them towards the end of their useful life.  

I've heard a lot of strong opinions on "terminate immediately and start fresh."

I've heard a lot of strong opinions on "terminate immediately and start fresh."

Pro's:- you know what you want, what to ask, where you want to buy,  and the average buyer agents who are not pro Airbnb specialists just do not know how or what to ask as good as you do, they can sometimes get in the way, I get it- you could potentially negotiate a reduction in sales price based upon the amount of the buyer agent commission, - the listing agent could work harder to put the transacation together because they are hogging the entire commission, - seller agents know the motivations of the sellers and you may be more successful uncovering motivation, or seller structuring it to work for both sides more effectively than buyer agent- the closest distance between two points is a straight line, we usually get better results dealing direct as experienced buyers, unless you have a superstar buyer agentCon's: - the listing agent commitment and fiduciary responsibility started with the seller, will they now all of sudden become truly nuetral as transaction broker?

I plan on utilizing direct mail as a primary means to uncovering deals and have a few questions for anyone who cares to answer:1.)

I can ask the guy, but he is in his early 20's and I'm afraid he either doesn't know enough about tax deeds or he may know something that he hopes I won't uncover.  

I would like to keep using a cheap, larger format tile (so that we minimize grout lines) with dark colored grout, but need some fresh ideas to modernize it a bit. 

I realize that this may need some light fixing up here and there since it's not freshly rehabbed.

*Update* I did not get the property The home inspection uncovered way too many big ticket issues.To verify U&O I visited http://www.baltimorehousing.org/permits I also called the city and verified that the property did not have a U&O and an expired water heater permit.

I am in a position pretty similar to you, (freshly) 25, finished up college a little over a year ago, and looking at getting into this in the next 6 months and move to the Winchester, VA area.