She uses cozy to collect rents, and she used task rabbit to lease up the units.

Whenever clients contact us regarding jobs like this we know what needs to be done. 

People lost jobs as company after company closed its doors, and those job losses rippled throughout nearly every community in the country.

I still remember a woman that told me she doesn't work, she is on SSI,...and has 2 pit bulls and nobody wants to rent to her because of her lack of a job and the kind of pets she has..

I find that it’s a pretty thankless job overall.

I understand the importance of cash flow if you plan on living from it, but for someone with other sources of income (main job), I don’t see why CF would mean more than other sources of return?

Just starting out - unless you have a deep pockets W-2 job, substantial savings, or Wife / Significant other with significant income from my experience, it will be tough. 1.

It was not an easy one, since we are in CA and the property is in OH, but we made it through and are looking to take on our next project.Bought: $79,900Initial budget: $65,000Real budget: $97,000 (mismanaged project by initial contractor (and second contractor))ARV: $219,900Improvements:Brand new siding on the second floor (was not in the initial budget)New roof (was not in the initial budget)Sealed and painted the basement - was quite creepy down there beforeOpened the floor plan from the living to the kitchen by widening an existing walkwayMoved the kitchen from one side of the house to the other to capitalize on the stained glass windowsGutted the upstairs bathroom and added really good looking featuresAdded a half bathroom and laundry room downstairs by the entry to the backyardNew ACNew plumbingNew electricOur contractor performed extremely poorly on this job, and I am happy to share a cautious word with anyone who aims to invest in Cincinnati about the team at Kaiker Development and Creative Customs Carpentry.

As long as I have the money, good credit, and job history getting the loan shouldn't be an issue.

I plan to hire a smaller contractor to handle the job and purchase the materials for them, also probably sub out items they are not good at like landscaping and concrete repair.