The most recent success was in Gardener, and it's always incredibly rewarding to see investors thrive in the real estate market.As you embark on this exciting journey, I wanted to reach out and offer my support.

You will price lumber at Home depot .

The oldest ones are 8 years old and all I've ever had to do is dust them off.Home Depot and Lowe's are where I get mine...I wouldn't say they're super cheap, but they look nice. 

It's a couple of miles from home depot and Walmart.

You can hire the same contractor who will shop at the same Home Depot to buy the same toilet or can of paint or sheet of drywall for either property.

(Try going into Home Depot and telling them you need to join some hub-type cast iron drain pipe, so can they please direct you to a hacksaw, hammer, oakum, asbestos joint runner, lead bars, a ladle, and blowtorch.  

If tenant wants full service for items you require put the cost to send a handyman to do this is $250 or they can buy the filter at Home Depot and do it themselves - but how can you verify if they installed this??

You can buy instant 3M LeadCheck swabs at the following retailers if it's a big concern:Retail Stores:ABC Supply, ACE, Aramsco, Do it Best, Home Depot, Lowe's, MBS, Sherwin-Williams, WalmartOnline Partners: Amazon.com, Check4Lead.com, Home Depot If it has lead, you can get estimates on remediation from a lead-certified company for the problem areas.

(Test with food coloring)Or someone could’ve just left the garden hose on for nearly a week.

Purchase price: $259,000 Cash invested: $45,000 Sale price: $285,000 South Shore 3 unit with garden. 2nd unit remodeled What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?