@Mohsin Hirani,Remember to verify RealtyTrac data as it tends to be rather stale.

Texas is a lender friendly state with fast foreclosure timelines so banks tend to hold them and if they move them they are expensive because of the FC timeline.

They tend to have a decent amount of experience so it is the better group once you get a few deals under your belt you can get a lot out of it.

Sometimes it cannot be avoided, especially if there are structural or administrative issues that need tending to.

I tend not to trust people that say they make all this money in real estate but go around offering courses that would take alot of time.

Also, I tend to stay away from the major nationals, this is really not their business and as such their pricing tends to be way off at least it was for me.

Keep an eye out for "Old North" Columbus which is north of the university and south of clintonville. you get a mix of young professionals with graduate students and deals tend to be a bit better than very close to the university.

This can be challenging, unless you plan to use that contractor to do the work they tend to not want to do estimates for free.

I also tend to always factor my numbers with 10% vacancies.

WEAR A RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGES.The new stuff will usually blend well enough into the old stuff to pass muster, especially on a parquet floor with all the variations in shading.