For best results find a cheap house in a good neighborhood, like fsbo, wholesale or foreclosure and go over a design plan and budget.

The source of our health problems was determined to be toxic black mold, ultimately resulting in the total loss of our home and the equity on which we were depending.

We recently accepted an offer to sell a property, and there is a 30 day "due diligence" contingency.Being that we are selling as a development opportunity to a developer, I'd like to know under what conditions the buyer can back out based on results of the DD?

Hi Paul,We have done a number of rehabs with Finishing Touches and have been pleased with both the process and the result. 

Also, as an appraiser, there are rental surveys that can be done to produce reasonable rental rates using adjusted comparables.The concept that "all amenities have value" is simply untrue.

However, learn about arbitrage first so you can learn to put otherwise dead equity to work for you producing income.Remember also that your time has value.

I have come up with a few real estate goals since starting (posted on my profile) but ultimately, my most important goal is to acquire enough real estate that produces the cash flow/passive income needed to ensure that I can sleep well at night knowing my family is taken care of financially in case something unfortunate happens to me while serving my country. 

And that the cool looking duct work in the photo will produce condensation in the summer with ac running full blast.  

If you could please run these numbers and post your results, it would be greatly appreciated!  

Your end buyer will tell you their buying criteria.Your end buyer can give you contracts they use and who they use to close.After knowing that, create a way for the seller to contact you before you start mailing out (door hangers, flyers, post it notes that say something like " i want to buy your house"), then use a script to which you can filter out results between motivated and maybe motivated.