This is a 1948 home in good shape, some updates, including a detached 450 sqft garage built in 1985.Many thanks!

@Gautam Venkatesan I just noticed a post you made in AU about some thing you invested in years ago that I guess went pear shaped how did that turn out..

Recycling or use of recycled materials such as paint or doors.What you see at times are ideas that you have to shape to fit your needs.

However we are seeing interest rates trend upward, December 2012 rates for a 30 year fixed conventional laon were 3.2% and December 2013 were 4.4%.

This is an area where I have been negligent and I'm going to shape up!

Also shows trends overs the last 10 years.http://www.nhfinehomes.com/market-reports/nhfh-market-review-2014.pdf

A foreclosed property that is in rough shape. 980 Sg.' 2Bed/1Ba. * For Sale: $20,400 (Homepath)* $50,400 ValueRents in the area for similar are right at $500-600Property was foreclosed with a loan at $69,750. 11/5/13There are some young professionals coming back to this historic neighborhood.

My dad and I have been contractors all of our lives and a few years ago bought a home that was in bad cosmetic shape from a local wholesaler.

I look for trends in the neighborhood.

Forecast your costs (lawyer, missed rent, rehab to make house rent ready) , multiply it by 2 and then ask it for a discount.If you have a motivated seller, you are in great shape!