Yeah the underwear bomber seemed almost staged, or accidently allowed on purpose.

She and I came up with the idea of using her CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software to 'virtually stage' the duplexes right after I close on them and start selling them using a possible landing page attached to a MLS listing to show the finished product as I am rehabbing.

But Food and beverages would be one of the primary profit centers, so not sure if this is a good idea, unless we get pretty good lease rates.3.

Great schools in an unincorporated area (low taxes) within 30 minute commute to Charlotte (NC) center city.

Many things on TV are staged/fake, so it's hard to replicate them in real life.

This will give you 14-16% per annum, for really not that many hours of work (due diligence on borrower and property up front, dealings with the title company/attorney, and a couple of inspections during the rehab stage),

But no remodels or major repairs needed in year 1.)3.Newer construction. 2000+ is great, 1990 is OK. 1980 would take some convincing.4.Reasonable commute to large centers for employment5.3+ beds; 2+ baths.

I'm a little confused.I don't think in this early stage of my REII'm in the position to be the bank but maybe a few more years down the road this could be an option.See there you go.

He told me James, "Early in my career I have invested in shopping centers, retail, industrial, apartments, multil family, etc and I came to the conclusion that single family homes situated in good neigborhoods have been the easiest to manage and have made me the most money over the long run.

Especially in this stage of the market when inventory is tight and it can be awful nice to sit on the sidelines for a bit passively generating income while waiting for the turn of the market.My best advice to clients who are seeking these is to make sure and work with someone who has the mindset and skill set of a commercial realtor.