Opportunity cost is the name of the game, in a fiat system where we create money out of thin air; Money now is more valuable than money in 30 years.

If you are only paying a portion of the heating costs, keep in mind how much longer it will take for any updates to pay you back as opposed to a situation where you paid the entirety of those costs. 

@Ryan Dori You do not have the properties listed where the vast majority of buyers go to find real estate to purchase: the MLS and its offshoots.

Quote from @John McLean: Looking to get more connected with the local investor community on my journey to develop, design, build and hold multifamily properties.Hey John, where are you looking to build in Columbia?

I've been offering to where they would net over asking price or at asking price, as is with a 30 day closing contingent on financing and appraisal. 

Sometimes, they can pull a piece of carpet from another area (eg closet) and patch it, but it can be hard to get an exact match as the colour will fade differently depending on where the carpet is.

(I heard that 1% - 2% of the purchase price is ideal).Where does the earnest money go, when all is said and done?

That’s where I’m hesitant about the simple ask because they will likely install this themselves so no receipts. 

., there is nothing wrong with beautifying war-zone areas but just know that you have to be aware of the element that you will be surrounded by, keep the candle burning bright because you may have to spend a couple nights in the property to keep it from being rampaged, i haven't step into this arena, i prefer to go where the houses are selling, in neighborhoods that i know i wouldn't be afraid to live, but to each his own, if you can get a line of credit opened and then from there look into getting a mentor or someone who has done this before if you want to build your portfolio, it wont be easy but nothing is life worth anything is, do you duty and due diliegence and you should be alright, let me know if i can help keep posting but most of all keep sharing

You can use it for free, go to app.runcomps.org and enter your_best_friendThis only has Los Angeles/Ventura data (since that's where I work), but something similar could be built out if you have access to transaction-level data for your market