Drive around, ask people that live there how they feel about the area, and, if you can, live there for a year.

There are many pictures of the place and things looks in order but I know there are missing things that could come up.

Some people are good at just hiring our specific tasks, but I find it easier to hire someone to come in and do the whole project.Generally, I wait until I have a property under contract to bring a contractor out to walk the property and give me quotes for the work I want done.

Purchase price: $150,000 Cash invested: $75,000 Sale price: $332,500 Don't miss this Freedman's cottage built in the Roaring Twenties.

Think about it simply like this, if you moved into a place that was supposed to be good to go, and the water wasn't, almost got people sick.

Lots of people looking for homes on that page. 

As long as you are approaching people in a respectful way that you feel good about you can't help how people will respond sometimes.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015-04-01-biggerpockets-...Great april fools gag. many people like to do an intro to break the proverbial seal which I am ok with.I would much rather see those posts than the "what state shouldI invest in" or does anyone have documents for X or how do I transfer my property to a LLC...

And I choose locations where people would want to stay.is it risky to use a va loan then?

I asked the tree guy if it was raining, he said "no" and that "...these people are sh#t".