She arranged to have, at no cost to me, a stair lift put in so she no longer had to climb the stairs.Part of your research should include talking to their case worker and finding out if any organizations, fed, state, local charities, etc. that will help with or completely fund the handicap upgrades.The elder rental market is growing and a great niche.

I'm still in the stage where I'm managing my properties myself as I only have 3 units now and 2 of them are around the corner from my house.

This situation is quite common in our area and honestly wish there was a way to still make arrangements with banks that take over such properties.

you may be able to get help from you relatives if you promise some profit sharing arrangement to them.

I don't know if he and his partner has any financial arrangement over the house.

That's not to say a stated amount can't be paid as profits are received, that's a different arrangement. :)

Pretty simple.As far as the deal goes team up with a local veteran in the biz and see if you can work out a 50/50 arrangement.

So, if we can get cabinets in on a Friday, we can generally have the house staged and on the market by the following Friday.

I have heard good things about Nashville (I do have a lot of investments in Memphis) and am in my due diligence stage of that market.

It my sound strange to beginners, but when you are planning a budget and SOW it is easy to forget things so having a reference like that is a huge help.We are in the beginning stages of renovating a 4 family building and here is the general SOW we are following:Phase 1Water & Furnace services & misc plumbing issuesInstall electric heat in 1st floor front & 2nd back floor rearInstall spring loaded door hinges, replace locksets in all unitsinstall & new door in front floor rear unit Phase 21st Floor Back UnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, new countertop, hardware for cabinets install fan in bathroom, new baseboard in kitchen1st Floor FrontUnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, hardware for cabinets,install fan in bathroom,miscPaint common areas Phase 32nd Floor Back UnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, new countertop, hardware for cabinets, install fan in bathroom, new baseboard in kitchen2nd Floor Front UnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, hardware for cabinets, Install fan in bathroom, misc.Phase 4Re build Back staircaseInstall Smoke detector systemExterior paint