As Brandon Turner from the podcast mentioned, he only buys when it can cash flow $200+ and ROI 12% or more.

I think you should definitely create an airtight lease that includes the terms John mentioned as well as any other terms that are relevant to your property and your state's landlord-tenant laws.

Hello, I am 57 years of age and wondering if its still resonable to try and retire early with Real Estate Investments / Flipping homes?? 

@Jennifer Marshall The kItchen Is generaly the most important, not to the mention most popular room in a home.

Thank you for sharing your success story and mentioning that you have had challenges on the way that you ere able to overcome.

You're basically asking the age old question of, "to leverage or not to leverage". 

I have one friend I could approach about either partnering with me or making a hard money loan who might be able to make up the difference until I can mortgage it, but I also don't want to waste his time either and as I mentioned, I have low confidence in myself for this type of deal. 

I forgot to mention it in the 30s at night and didn't even hit 50 deg today. 

The building is older but the condition is all newer - and the appraiser was surprised - in her own words - of how nice it was on the inside compared to the exterior age.

The buyer was insistent on getting a working heater, didn't want a $5,000 credit, and there were no standard replacement because of the age and the size of the unit.