The important things to find out before purchasing a property are, (1) is the roof in good shape?

The officers walked through and said it seemed it was in good shape except the dish washer was missing?.? 

If the property is in reasonable shape then the cost of FC is mitigated and the holding costs will be for preservation service, accrued property tax, sales costs on liquidation and if needed, any repairs to make it financeable to an owner occupant.

That area with all the theatres, the stadiums, the restaurants, etc..is really taking shape...and the residents usually follow.The days of Fort Renaissance I believe is over. 

JV With the Seller - Minor RehabDeal Details - Granny's House ARV $300K40 year old house - Free and Clear, good neighborhood, all major items in good shape, from roof to foundation to HVAC.Problem, the house is dated.  

Through the roof.It seems almost weekly for the last 2 years another article appears in the paper about the lack of available rentals, and the increases in rent prices, in the Denver market which basically covers all of these areas.4th Quarter 2014 Vacancy & Rent Report ReleasedPublished Friday, February 6, 2015by Jennifer Von StrohGiven an increase in the number of new additions to the inventory this quarter and over the last two plus years, the recent trend in the Denver metro unemployment rate, normal seasonal vacancy changes, continued immigration, and an increase in metro area natural population, rent increase and a low vacancy rate are both expected, with some variation across certain submarkets.

(Article Source: http://www.trulia.com/trends/category/bubble-watch/)Posted by Corey Curwick Dutton, Hard Money Lender

First, talking with two lender/broker/whatever is not a lot- even when you get your finances in better shape you'll still probably be needing to turn over a lot more stones than that.Second- to get into a property of 150k or so with 10k available, you'll be looking at an owner occupied situation, where you could get a mortgage with a 5% down payment or so.

I have personally sat down with Ben and compared our portfolios by asset and tenant class over 4-5 year holds to compare trends.

Going with this strategy, you could publish valuable data/insight/trends about selling in the micro area that is your niche.