My family and I relocated to El Paso about a year ago from Austin and had a few bad experiences with contractors here in El Paso.

., with min loan amt of 50K at 12% for a renovation (Fix/Flip) package...then following the BRRR (not sure how long their seasoning period is...but I'll ask) we can do a refi at their 6.1 conventional rate.Conventional loan: McGloan, 30 yr fixed rate, 4.8% (not bad)Im concerned with interest rates going up that perhaps we should lock in that low 4.8% rate (conventional loan), and pay out of pocket for the renovations ourselves?

I should put some catchy key words in my post I guess, like potential squatters, bad tenants, amazing deal, unbelievable, epic, cash cow, etc. :) 

Is this a bad strategy? 

it makes them look bad to the seller, and sellers hate seeing them. 

House doesn't appear to need much and highly unlikely this family did anything bad to it.

Some deals are bad and you have to be able to only offer what number makes sense. 

Also some tips for good / bad subs you've experienced would be great too. 

It's not necessarily a bad idea to go out of state on your first investment, especially given the number of markets within easy access of Atl. 

Hey guys, quick question! Im a newbie to this Market, I have a property but it still have the owner belongings in it (sofas bedding ransack everywhere etc). Do I have to clean out the property first? Or can I sell the...