Changed the locks, stored her junk for 24 hours, painted, buffed the floors, and were looking or new tenants before she was back in town.

However I did a lot of research (online, in stores and meeting with people) to get in the ball park.

Stephon I like your enthusiasm, and I have to agree that the dollar store is a great place to buy direct mail supplies.

If any of you followed the "Document store fee" or "Administrative commission" that real estate brokerages charge sellers and buyers to store documents of all consummated deals you're well aware of how the real estate commission has taken issue with certain wording.

.- Area is expanding with more grocery stores/restaurants ...etc.

Nothing will be parked or stored on the lawn.

Big box corporate stores or high end mom and pop type places or a rougher area with low income type pawn and title shops etc.??

Because the US dollar is nothing but a big fat IOU from what is always touted as the strongest, "flush with cash and opportunity" country on the planet, we as Americans continue to go on with our lives investing in the same asset class (equities) and continue doing what we always did because we are satisfied getting what we've always gotten and frankly we are brainwashed and programmed to believe if we continue to invest in American companies, we will continue a 8-9 percent year over year return.

Or sometimes local suppliers give "wholesale" pricing and deal specifically with contractors; but, my experience is these wholesale prices are almost the same as retail.Generally an investor who is rehabbing is scouring the clearance isle, checking out craigslist, and visiting the scratch and dent appliance store in town.

I've long thought the appraisers and title companies have done a great job at forcing costs and procedures to exist so that their existence and ability to charge fat fees could remain forever.