Amateurs or the poor I suppose think they have to negotiate any price on an investment to make it valuable to them, try buying a round lot (100 shares) of United Tech  or O'Reilly Auto  or 3M stock and see how your negotiation goes.

Keith,I have heard about some rehabbers doing a 5 day round robin auction on pretty homes like yours.

They used to just be summer homes but are now occupied year round.

Eric,I had taken a 3BR 1.5 BA and added one of those neo-round showers to the 1/2 bath (that gives leeway to calling the result a 2 bath).The potential buyers all just loved that smaller bathroom, with that corner shower, finished in the cheap 18" white vanity and matching mirror with ceramic tile floor.

Employee - pay him/herTenant - receive rentOK, some dollars make a round trip and it seems a little silly.

I have no access to my phone box and gas meter unless I go round through the neighbor's yard who are not talking to me since I asked them to move their fence to the property line.

my father rents year round to a family of mexican americans in south jersey. in the summer, we got a call from one of the neighbors that at 11pm there was 66 people in the backyard that consists of just a deck and a small grass patch. yes, she counted 66.

I will get round to updating my profile I might even put on a picture if I can find one that will do me justice!!

I'm not sure if we're committed to year round living or just 6 months of the year.I see a lot of fairly nice looking stuff on the internet that seems to be languishing on the MLS and banks and builders starting to offer some good incentives.Any suggestions from any of you.I don't really want to live in the suburbs or exurbs of Denver, preferring the slightly higher elevations and smaller town life.This means that my wife has pretty much scratched Oregon from the list.all cash

Rent of $700 - $1000 (on Zillow or Rentometer)These criteria lead me to areas with a high vacancy rate of 11 to 30 percent.Just the thought of a third of all houses in a neighborhood being empty all year round is scary.My questions are:1.