We've kept costs low by doing a lot of DIY and being our own GC, which I would not recommend to everyone -- it's really a second job for a year or however long.

He earned quick money as a wholesaler, and I have a house to keep)Rehab cost: $20k (vinyl floor, interior paint, new dual pane windows, new toilets and bathroom vanities, lights, new landscape, new AC condenser, all done by handyman, spent some extra money for minor plumbing and electric jobs, hydro jet sewer lines, clean up attic (had mice), added some insulationTime spent: 3 weeks (two handymen for the first two weeks, one for the last week)Value after repair: probably around $440kJobs still need to be done later: some dryrots, roof work (it's tile roof, roof doctor quoted me $9k, handyman said probably $5k, home inspector said $15k you can get a new shingle roof.

I'm leery of the find investor friendly agents tab as I did that with lenders last summer and my phone started blowing up within 2 minutes of hitting the button and was getting constant calls all day.

We know it's not that much money, but it all adds up! 

And going to eat up the rest of the savings pretty quickly buying in that area again. 

You can find it by looking up Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing in the forums here.

I'm an educator, a personal caocher and business advisor and since my kids has grown up 10 years ago I started doing real estae in Israel, where I live.A few years ago we went into some 3rd party investments in the USA, as part of an LLC group of investors- one in Manhattan and one in Atlanta.Based on the experince I have with those market (as well as Newtom MA, where I lived for 3 years) I lately decided to choose Milwaukee as my next market, focusing at the moment on single family houses.I'm looking into 3/2 single familiy houses to buy and will be happy to work with local agents and build a team.

With inventory up by 54.39%, buyers have more options than ever.

The growing inventory, up 36.6%, offers more options for buyers, while sellers might need to adjust their approach, highlighting value and making their properties stand out.Townhomes & Condos: A Shift to the Buyer’s AdvantageIn contrast, the townhome and condo market is presenting more of a challenge.

I was thinking $100k because I'm imagining all kinds of capex expenses coming up and want to ensure I have enough reserves to handle them.