•Look for vacant houses, run down, fire-damaged, abandoned, with city notices evident.

So for those that think home improvement may save a marriage, I’m telling you now that it will add more stress and it is a poor substitute for proper counseling.With that said, when you see a home being sold due to a divorce, take a good look at the house because you may see evidence of a great remodel job.

[/size]It's not exactly life on easy street.

johnmichael: Cultivate RealtorsDan_Auito: stats say owners ask 9.1% more thanthey expect to get on averagejohnmichael: Realtors have easy access to recent information on the sale of properties.

Down payment is no problem - I can do 30-50% easy enough.I am looking to find a real steal of a deal taht will get me started in real investing.

In Minnesota it is easy to form an LLC, but $180 when I checked.

Its because they cant cut it and it isnt as easy as they thought it would be.

That's pretty easy.

We have easy online access to the MLS in the Bay Area so when I bought, I told my agent which houses I wanted to see regardless of what the commission might be.

I think a Tenant would have an easy time explaining that they are mine and I should take care of them.