I feel it could get very expensive, and/or time consuming having a bunch of different contractors come out and give quotes, or even more expensive, a GC.Any input or methodologies on this subject that you all have employed succesffully would be so much appreciated!

Research Triangle is a nice high-tech employment center, they have good schools (Duke and NC State), and real estate prices are modest.

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., I have my 401K maxed out.I have a very modest positive cash flow on both properties, but less now since I have no tax reduction.Assuming I have done my taxes properly, this means that the miracle of a "real gain" but a "paper loss" is not working for me.

I'm in California where the laws are pretty well defined and tend to bias in favor of consumers and tenants (I'm saying that kindly).

Realtor Rebates or Buyer’s Agent Credits Realtor Rebates or Buyer’s Agent Credit can be a Massive Savings for Consumers!

And with the financial services industry taking much of the blame for the economic meltdown of 2008, financial services companies have had a tremendous need to gain the trust of the consumer again.

It still left us with a large house, which we renovated into another two bedroom and kept a modest house for ourselves. which we rented by the room and this gave us a positive $450 a month.

Violation incurs not only penalties under the Property Code (return of all payments made by the buyer including monthly payments) but potential liability under the dreaded Deceptive Trade Practices – Consumer Protection Act ("DTPA") which can involve treble damages plus attorney’s fees.

Amazingly, banks are legally allowed to hide this profit, never having to disclose it to consumers.