It sounds like the house is in great shape, this may allow for better rents-I always try to get high rent off of a fresh rehab AND I'm happy to wait for great tenants and/or tenants that are likely to stay for a long time.

., I've heard that the Garden City inspector is tough when it comes to concrete.  

Hello,I need the following work done to my house, which is located Intown, to get it rent ready:- New roof installed- Tree cut down, basic landscaping and exterior fence repaired or replaced- Rent ready finishes - new kitchen cabinets, new doors, fresh paint, refinished hardwood floorsThis might be too small for a GC that is used to larger projects, but the roof is something that I would assume I should not be leaving to most handymen.

That way, you develop a more extensive list of all types of Buyers/Investors as well as find more Properties and their freshly-convinced Sellers in every niche - by giving those Sellers MULTIPLE options!

If I ever decide to leave my corporate job I would consider flipping on the side as a way to keep my network fresh and generate cash for investments.Ultimately, investing is using money to get more time (freedom) and flipping is using time to get more money.

Offer to pay his move (with a max price) and  maybe offer him a 1k  to start fresh (only with the comdition that you successfully acquire the property).

hello BP familyMy name is Stefan Chirila and moved in California from Romania in 2011. happy to be here and finally taking  my first action and come on board.I am 32 years old, did sport at the highest level all my li...

Joe's brother-in-law buying Joe's house at a short sale would be a huge red flag for fraud.I think the biggest arrow in your quiver is #1, and your most probable path to success is to order a fresh appraisal with a fresh opinion of value, and once it comes back go to your (or the end-lender's) appraisal department (not the AMC, the lender's internal folks) and argue that the new appraisal is more credible than the previous one because of #1 ("if the appraiser didn't even go to the comps for a quick drive-by photo, who knows what else he didn't even actually do?")

I'm looking into buying a garden level condo in Boston (downtown/beacon hill area).

If he moves out and leaves damage to the property, a fresh coat of paint won't help you too much.Personally, I'd treat "Joe the Painter" completely independently from "Joe the Tenant".