It's in the hallway leading from the living room to the bathroom and the three rooms, so I suppose the challenges if that's done would be the resulting aesthetics and the noise pollution.

Sold fully furnished, air conditioned, living room, lounge, separate dining, 3 large bedroom, 2 full bath, balconies, solarium on roof top and satellite TV dish.

KEEP WORKING, sacrifice some stuff such as latest smartphones, fancy new cars, dining out, shop at discount stores, build up a bit of credit (takes a couple years), show a steady wage for a few years, buy a duplex, live in one side, let the other side pay your mortgage, KEEP WORKING the entire time, you will be amazed how quickly you can start saving money when you take large bills out of the equation such as rent/mortgage.  

I am rehabbing a Tri Level and from the dining nook to the lower family room is an area that will need a railing system of some sort.  

what a grande way to close the year!

Minor diy work with little contracting like adding a wall to make a 4th room (old owners took the wall down a long time ago), restaining cabinets, backsplash, flooring, paint walls, tile, crown molding, add tub to half bath by knocking out closet, fixing up the master bedroom en suite, etc.

As for the separation, I'm no expert but I think it's a possibility that the previous owners started a french drain project but gave up..How much money would you expect a finished basement with added bath and structural fix, gutted and redone rooms, complete conversion from drop ceiling to drywall, an expanded kitchen/reno, and added bathroom to the main floor, cost?

I am buying the property at wholesale price with a lot of room for appreciation - the only drawback is that the property is currently leased until December 2016 - for a criminal $300 under market value.  

Plus there wasn't enough room for there to be any profit for a fix and flip as it was pretty beat up.

We also thought of Grand Rapids Michigan based on the forums and other top 10 lists of hot real estate markets.Do you guys have any advice for a newbie, first time investor looking to invest out of state?