You'll find people in all stages of their investing careers at the associations.

Just go with plain white -- STAGE property if you can afford but try to use some of your own stuff too so it's not too expensive....

Unlike any previous Rehab..It needs updating after 14 yrs...So, I'm packing, most everything and not putting pictures back up...Going to Stage...1.

My goal is to build supplemental income and at this early stage I'm more concern about getting as much information as I can before choosing a direction.I would like to focus on residential real estate, single family, maybe start with a small flip.. then see how that goes.

I kicked out the squatter, made payment arrangements with the 2 non payers ( i made them write out post dated checks in advance for the past due rent and told them the first time a check bounced they were OUT.. all the checks cleared..

Take ownership of your decisions instead of letting it fall completely on the shoulders of others, and you’ll be setting the stage for success.I would like to follow up on this NEWBIE Overview Series with more posts that go into greater detail on the particulars of land purchasing.

They are highly efficient and if you buy them from a hardware store and arrange your own labor the price is not too bad.  

Does anyone stage their rental?

I'm going to go in and fully stage it, retaking pictures... any other suggestions besides lowering the rent?

There is no question that it usually takes time to build up to the ' sit back and relax ' stage.