Hardwoods are beautiful if well maintained, but I have yet to meet a tenant who really cares about the maintenance aspect of wood floors.

I really want to get into flipping houses if not at least working on the in my own time, however; I am worried about the time and money aspect.

@Ben Russell- thanks ..ARM rates are definitely higher / worse than fixed rate options  ( especially on invst properties ) ...Use the  30 yr fixed option and make sure you have the delayed financing aspect figured out ....no way you will be able to get mid  6% range at this time 

For example, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published various materials relating to tax regulations on real estate investments.Publications such as Publication 527 (Residential Rental Property) and Publication 946 (How To Depreciate Property) provide detailed information on rental income, expenses, depreciation, and other aspects of real estate investing.

Rafael   Welcome, IMHO one of the most important aspects to residential remodeling and construction is to be onsite all the time, especially when new.

You cannot make money in REI while making a difference in that aspect, in general.

Im in this space and in no why would I ever gamble my mothers resources she will need on one of the most volatile, high risk aspects with a very high failure rate.

Our rental is better in every aspect so that says a lot for appreciation and market rent.  

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However, it's important to remember this trend started in the not too distant past, and for a very long time before that the norm was separate rooms, so it's not surprising that there are actually considerable disadvantages of open floorplans and advantages of more traditional ones.Opening the kitchen to the rest of the house has to be one of the worst aspects of this trend.