You wanna pay me $20-$25/hr for cabinetry, custom tile work, removing load bearing walls, knowing who and how to correct your foundation problem saving you thousands, etc. etc.?

Seller is holding firm at 20k.I think the rent the market can bear for this one is $650/month.

The Borrower will have to bear those costs, but we both want it to be reasonable.  

I'm not finding it to be an issue if the homes are not bear public transport.

great idea- you got the wheels turning- but-going into commercial is a little different than the 3/2 flipthat takes bridge money and a strong Performa plus CASH3/2 you can get with a napkin at the black bear restaurant- that was my first deal- 1g down 1g a month with a 5 year term for 110k- sold in 2 at 245kfind yourself a nice little duplex on terms you can afford rent one side out and take out a refi on it that not going to swamp you then maybe a 3 or 4 plex- redo then look into apartments-Good luck!

I've heard Big Bear City and Sugarloaf specifically are no nos.

I apologize ahead of time for the long post.I am a complete newbie so please bear with me.

Plus, it helps you save the amount to pay him, whether just mental accounting or actually moving it to a separate (interest bearing) account.

We are currently in a bull market and it is only a matter of time before we enter another bear market.

Still kind of new to all of this, so bear with me...My husband and I have a duplex (he had it built in '96) and it's nearly paid off ($38k left).