They spent $69,293 at Diamonds Direct, $75,785 at Louis Vuitton, and $7,777 at Drip IV, a beauty and wellness company located in St.

At least, that was true the last time I checked, which was probably in the middle of the crash, when there were so many foreclosures to be bought.

You would probably also need to upgrade your electrical service as well.

Rates have improved a little so entertaining a cash out refi could be an option as well. 

For newly constructed, purchased or renovated properties and also retroactive generally over the last 10 years, building components are properly classified into individual units of property and accurate recovery periods for computing depreciation deductions.

In the last few years I took out a HELOC on my primary residence, used the funds for the down payment on two investment properties, then refinanced the HELOC into a 30 year loan (7/1 ARM) as a second mortgage against my primary res.

The good news is that rents are high and climbing which supports a lot of the current properties but not some of what people are asking as @Jeff Rappaport has indicated as well. 

The houses I would buy are around 100k - 150k and I know the study has its own cost associated with it as well, I just would like to hear the input from the BP community

I have been looking at houses there and I noticed that there is a College there as well.

You're in EAST CL on Coventry for example, well right down the block is SH, two very different worlds