This implies a freshly rehabbed home value would average over $1m.  

But it can really be a blessing in disguise because it will give them the opportunity to get a fresh start in a new place.

You can see it in the pictures of our Buy and Hold Rental featured on my profile, it really makes the white trim pop and look fresh.

I have paid for education many times in my business life and even today I am going to pay 500 bucks for an hour in the Simulator to keep my flying skills fresh  LOL.. 

But then again, contractors aren't always anxious to jump on the internet to type up some half-baked paragraph about the project.

There is a good case to be made for the midwest, as evident by the many posts:- plenty of fresh water, no droughts- no hurricanes, no tornandos in the upper half- no fires or smoke- no danger of rising sea levels- no earth quakes- lower cost of living- lower cost of real estate- landlord friendly- underdog, the midwest is better then the reputation it got in the 1970s and 1980sMy portfolio is in Milwaukee and I feel I got lucky.

They will either get their poop in a group and reach out, or they will be evicted and you can start fresh with a tenant that abides by the contract.

I also do not agree to show the house until I have pre-screened them with basic questions such as: 1-Have you given notice to your current landlord and when exactly can you take a house as we are looking for immediate occupancy--the house is ready to go- We also do not schedule a showing until they have driven by the house, walked the property and seen the neighborhood--if they like the house, they generally call you the day they go out to see it--there are alot of people who are just kicking tires and really are not that serious about moving--you have to control the showings, unless you do not value your time--You can also tell alot about the potential renter by the manner in which they answer your questions-- we take showings very seriously and prep the house as a formal house showing--, aired out, freshly swept, vacumed, etc--I do not want to go through all that hassle and time, not to mention getting your lease apps ready, driving to the house etc, just to deal with a looky-loo who is just wasting your time.

Hello dear fellow investors,I've just bought an easy fixer upper that only needs cosmetic improvements (a fresh coat of paint, new flooring, tiles in the kitchen and bathroom, clean the pool).

I was looking at some apartments, and while walking the outside area I noticed 2 holes in the wall of one of the buildings (around shoulder height) about the size of my thumb.I looked in the holes, (like a binoculars) and could see inside the unit (fresh holes I thought), then I noticed a lower hole about waist high.So I went to the managers office (which had a posh 1970 decor) to inform her she had what appeared to be bullet holes in a unit.She said, oh yes she knew about them, the previous renters had for some reason drawn gunfire one Saturday and then moved the next week--location unknown.There was no problem now though because the unit had new renters in it.I said "and the holes are not patched why?"