Slow and steady with no loss is actually a faster way to wealth then pedal to the metal with a couple BKs or foreclosures in the middle.

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The envelope will contain half a dozen descriptive flyers for my houses, business cards, and several nice metal pens that say "Furnished houses in Coffeyville Kansas.

Before anyone suggests building a home or putting a mobile on it, I am aware of that option but this post is specifically to ask about your opinion on putting storage units on these empty lots.Please consider that these are 'average' areas so a sheet metal structure with a chainlink fence around would be out of the question.

Manager lives on-site.Ok, those are the things that are positive about the home and community.Now for the things I feel would need to be added/completed/renovated before ready for sale or rent:New gutters - ~$800Laminate flooring in kitchen and bathrooms to match entire house - estimated $500Stove/Oven - ~$600Fridge - $700W/D (optional) - $600Window in master bedroom - $200Ceiling fan in master bedroom - $200Kitchen sink - $200Redo all door trim/paint all doors/rehang, replace or adjust a few doors - ~$500 (just a guess)Add small door to water heater closet ~$100New master bathtub - ~$8003-4 panels of skirting need to be replaced - $ (no idea) but estimating $200Ramp/Stairs/Deck leading to front door needs to be replaced - $1000Landscaping in front - $200Cleaning entire home to make ready for sale - $200I'd like to get a foundation specialist to look under the home (free)Roofing specialist to talk to me about the metal roof (free)I need to ask her about the furnace (forced air) and its age and working condition.I need to factor in about three months of lot rent (at $375 per month) for the renovations to be completed - $1125And I'd like to have $1000 set aside for unexpected rehab expensesGRAND TOTAL = $8925This would mean that our negotiations to the seller would start at $11,075.First, are these figures anywhere close to realistic?

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Is it cheaper to go metal v. wood?

Their are two kinds of metal pipes,,,those that leak,,,and those that are gonna leak (and plug up).I have seen drain rotor rooter people charge more to rooter a drain than it would have cost to cut it off and put a new plastic one on that wont plug up.but under slabs its 90% labor 10 % materials,,,and never never tunnel under one to fix anything,,,thats way past crazy. 

Also, dryers tend to have sharp sheet metal edges in them; wear a long-sleeve shirt and maybe gloves.Have there been any lightning storms or power outages in the area in the past couple of days?  

Small town under 5K people18 spaces with 3 empty'sOf the 15 occupied spaces the owner owns maybe 8-9 of the homes themselvesOf the homes they own, most are 70's I think with in the 80's and one 2000.She mentioned that she is selling some of the others on payments to the tenantsThere is a metal  maintenance building on the property as well.Lot rents are $200Park has city water and sewer with shut offs for each home.