Two layers of sheet rock is better than one.With the bark the sound might be going outside via cheap windows or vent and entering your unit via the same cheap windows or venting.

I've come to realize that my colleagues and friends simply don't have the right mind set for real estate investment -- even though they have no problems investing in the stock market.

You can easily find some by doing a google or yp.com search, BUT here's the key: Call them up and ask them simply "Do you do assignments or double-closings?

Can I simply use an option contract with the wholesaler and then use a regular assignment contract with end buyer?

Should you need to back out of the contract for any reason, you simply need to find an item on the inspection report that would NOT be readily apparent to the average buyer going through the home and looking at the property prior to making the offer.

Two things I am less confident about are: 1) the construction quality (is it a "cracker box", did the foreman let the guys cut corners to make a deadline or save a buck or simply because he was too busy) and 2) if the home in question turns out to inspect well, how how well the neighborhood is going to fare over time if it's less than 5 or 10 years old?

Hello,I'm entering into the world of residential home flipping and wanted to get all of your thoughts on what you prefer when financing the deal.Hard Money?

We ended up going with Simpli Safe thanks to a recommendation on a Bigger Pockets member.

If you and your wife sell the properties and enter into a 1031 Exchange, you can acquire the replacement properties (or transfer them in shortly after buying them) in an LLC IF the LLC would be considered a DISREGARDED ENTITY.

Right now, I'm simply looking at a triplex that we'll owner occupy right now.