I have been investing a loooong time and enjoy the time I spend mentoring.

You should be able to spend that money free and clear with no worries.

Next time, I won't spend a couple nights at Home Depot pricing things out.

Second if you could extend your Closing date for 2 or even 3 months.

I've looked at it a few times, but I get nervous spending that much money on ebay.

This allows the investor to focus more on acquiring new investments rather than spending hours handling the day to day property management functions.If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on my cell.Lee WarrenProfessional Inspector #8411ProSpect Inspectors, Inc.Licensed Real Estate AgentCityWide Real Estate Services, Inc.469-682-0341

If the tile is nice why spend the money to lay hard wood flooring.

That should be public record where you are.My experience with condemned or boarded properties is that the city usually has some sort of agenda in mind for it.Look into it but, it's not something I would spend too much time on.Jim Watkinswww.dfwmentor.com

What did you spend, both money and time, to do it?

I'm basically offering my expertise, but I'd rather not spend over 1 hour typing and proof reading when a 5 minute conversation would do the trick.