Every time the painter has to switch colors it involves cleaning his tools completely, swapping paint, and starting over.

Back in the day (as old guys begin) I did it all, grandpa was a builder, I started cleaning bricks like 3rd grade.

I think a management company's greatest qualities are it's 1) customer service and 2) flexibility when offering services to landlords.

He's cleaning it out and we take over the 15th of the month for a few thousand dollars.

I spent 6 weeks renovating the house and it cleaned up real nicely: new roof, new flooring, cleaned carpets, complete remodel of bathroom-saved the old tub, freshened up the kitchen, paint, etc...

There were minor cleaning and repair items but not much for a single parent dad.

For some locations that would be great, others I would pass.Is it quality?

Waiting until the property turns into a REO may cost a little more, but you will get a clean title, a warranty deed and have the option of buying title insurance.One auction option that can be very profitable is tax sales.

But a clean 3/2/2 rental unit can usually be sold quickly.

I like the fact that when I do commercial deals I know what is going on with a transaction and do not have to worry about an agent not telling me something and cleaning up a mess of epic proportions.There were a few good agents but I didn't want to mess with residential on any level.