There was *literally* nothing left except the smoking hole that used to be the basement.  

It my sound strange to beginners, but when you are planning a budget and SOW it is easy to forget things so having a reference like that is a huge help.We are in the beginning stages of renovating a 4 family building and here is the general SOW we are following:Phase 1Water & Furnace services & misc plumbing issuesInstall electric heat in 1st floor front & 2nd back floor rearInstall spring loaded door hinges, replace locksets in all unitsinstall & new door in front floor rear unit Phase 21st Floor Back UnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, new countertop, hardware for cabinets install fan in bathroom, new baseboard in kitchen1st Floor FrontUnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, hardware for cabinets,install fan in bathroom,miscPaint common areas Phase 32nd Floor Back UnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, new countertop, hardware for cabinets, install fan in bathroom, new baseboard in kitchen2nd Floor Front UnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, hardware for cabinets, Install fan in bathroom, misc.Phase 4Re build Back staircaseInstall Smoke detector systemExterior paint

Don't drink too much, and don't smoke.  

I currently in North Fulton but can do some traveling so help out a fellow investor.

For example, found out when I was there in March for 6 month inspection that when they plugged in Christmas lights to an exterior outlet the previous November that they blew up, there was smoke, they were worried the house was going to burn down, and told me that outlet doesn’t work.

There is not enough spread in this house as a flip.It’s the holiday season so some investors are traveling or on vacation (yes investors take vacations too).I was prepared and reacted quickly.

I'm 41 and wife is 40.We started in real estate in 2011.Now we have 10 units.For those who think only low income 9-5ers should be doing this,Know that I'm a physician and my wife is an RN.We have a decent W2 household income.But physician hours are long and life is worse than a 9-5.We plan to retire by 50 and just travel the world.

I usually have a slab of either fresh salmon or smoked salmon or elk Jerkey as a warming gift. we call it Oregon Porch time.. this is our demographic this is who you play to.and you simply cannot learn these techniques on line or on BP... this is very advanced and well thought out marketing.

Cleaning and Management company, Taxes, Insurance, Maintenance, repairs and replacements (hot water heater, destroyed couch), Advertising (VRBO, AIRBNB), Supplies, Utilities (Cable, Elec and gas), If you live far away, the expense on travel, meals etc when you ck on the property, Mort and Interest?

To maintain our standard of living and travel the world like we want, we will need to supplement our income however.