Maybe, like a watered down holodeck, the walls could show real-time images of a campground near a lake or a outdoor mall in France.

Pre-foreclosurecode violations owners behind in water or tax billsrent courtvacant and or boarded up housesestatesDirect mail to any of the above, to absentee, or out of state ownersnon arms length transactionsnominal transfersBandit signs"we buy houses" adsNetworkingReal estate clubsAuctionsDriving for dollars is a good one.

I'd like to get my credit score up over 720 before hand to drop the rates a little bit but we'll see what happens.

The value has dropped since I purchased it and it's now worth about $275,000-300,000.

However, out-of-country seller (no debt) paid $300/month to a property manager, $100/month taxes, $205/year insurance, $350/month water, $120 month for electric/heat (laundry shed), $35/month trash (dumpster shared with 2 other MFHs), $105/month mowing, $20/month pest spraying, $50/month for cleaning of laundry room, in addition to any maintenance required.

-Even if you can't mentor me or live here maybe you could drop a little knowledge of what you know about the market in Columbus, OH.

Sec 8 allows up to $1100 monthly for 4 bedrooms in this area.Here is my thought:What if I upped the rent and dropped the deposit for Section 8?

You have no way of knowing that a BP person will send you something that will hold water, legally.

When you look at a property you will be seeking a discount from the retail value of the home in order to bring the home current in the market place and thus makes it capable for the home to capture a higher percent of the retail value in the normal marketing time.I like this analogy, where retail value is a glass of water.

New tile on the floor doesn't mean squat".Mechanicals,roofs,plumbing,electrical etc. that is where the real cost is at.Is the property sub-metered for water??