Knowing it would be a better deal to purchase everything I changed my strategy to include the opportunity. 

Estimate usually around $4,500 including dumpster cost. 

If your every interested in investing in other states including Atlanta, Colorado, California, Chicago, Texas, or Florida.

There are 2 brand new neighborhoods there with homes selling at 500k plus; off Findley Rd, in Johns Creek, GA to be exact.

More Serious Question: Does your 2-3k include replacing the tub and surround held together with duct tape?

There are certainly issues including how many and what types of properties you can sell with these methods and to whom, but most of those are consumer protection issues.  

My name is Linda and I'm brand new to this whole real estate business.

I did some reading up on returns, providers, prices in various neighborhoods in the country including Indiana, Chicago, Texas (Austin, SA, DFW, Houston), Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Florida (few cities), SLC, Baltimore, Cleveland.

With my current financial position, the properties need to have at least 1.2 rent/value ratio or higher, be 75% of value, and $150k or less. if the numbers work out in the near future, i would like to start using hard money lenders for the down payment and closing costs on the properties, and purchase them traditionally. i would like for these properties to also have a 1.0 or higher rent/value, and with my current credit i can get approved for around $150k-$200k, so the property would need to be below that. once i fill up my 10 allowed traditional financing properties, then i would go hard money lenders for down payment / closing costs, and private financing for the long term. by that time though my own portfolio should be able to provide down payments in leu of hard money. your comments and positive feedback / critizism about my strategy going forward is appreciated. i am a brand new real estate investor, finishing up on my first hard money/refinance acquisition now, so im just getting started and looking to grow the portfolio quickly. thank you

We've purchased and read many books to include: The book on Managing Rental Properties; The book on Property Investing; The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No/Little Money Down; Rich Dad Poor Dad... and many more.