For the life of me I can not remember the name of the Stone Supplier, but they have all the samples there in teh show room, they will then pull out slabs of the ones you like and will take you into the warehouse to choose.I want to say the name was Park Stone.

I know this all sounds cheap, but I"m just saying if you're just getting started and you already don't have the money for anything, these are the cheapest ways to pull off a rehab.

In addition, Hispanics often do not have a legitimate Social Security number needed to pull a credit history and establish residency.

I am probably around a 7, I am a practicing attorney so it is in my nature to research extensively.

After that it will quickly become second nature.

However, get the real estate agent to pull comps and have a rehabber provide you with a quote before purchasing.

I have several investors who have been in this position and they have focused on buying a rehab and when all of the rehab is completed, they have it appraised and refinanced to help them pull out some more cash towards their next purchase.

The beauty of the mls access is that you can pull your own comps or CMA rather than calling a realtor.

Wheatie,Actually, I'm not necessarily trying to pull out any cash on the refinance.

However, I just received notice today from my current screening agency (landlord2landlord.com) that I will no longer be able to pull credit reports with out having someone from their office come out to do an "on-site inspection" of my "property management office" to ensure that if it is in a residential location, it is secure and separate from my living area.As you can imagine, I do not have an entire (locked) room of my house devoted solely to managing my (one) rental unit (although I am of course careful with storing confidential information, as any responsible landlord would be).