Thats me, dont know what you skill talent or interest level is.

You can buy fixer uppers and add value by improving the property.

I have the same problem and after a few of these do not include partners in LLC deals unless I know and trust them and they bring partner level value to the transaction.

Estimated value today is 400K.Values are definitely not back to 05/07 levels, nor should they be.

Check with post housing and see if there are any COLA adjustments, I don't think you're in a high cost of living area and check on availability of housing for upper grades. :)

What if I was was a homeowner without a lot of cash, and I wanted to buy a fixer upper to work on on the weekends?

But staging I think depends on your location and the pricing level of your property.

Yes there are times when paying market price can be profitable especially for fixer uppers.

Given your level of question Ben and it's awesome you are asking, I would get your feet wet by trying to do some finding, or what you Americans call bird dogging for somebody who is already an established flipper or wholesaler.If you try and go straight to buying something you may get tripped up on the first simple question a seller asks you.

I am not getting any younger and I see that I am not at that level where I should be in providing for my family and their future.