RENO will be $9,500.House in 2010 had new main service ran, A/C, hot water.

Don't discount the great knowledge of others from all over that will be able to help you too.Read the articles on the main blog, listen to the BP Podcasts and be active on the forums and you will get a great education in any aspect of real estate you are interested in.Good to see you already are hitting some of the local REIAs.

Also if you are flexible enough that you can also take in roommates in your unit then you could end up living free and maybe pull out a little money too.Look around on BiggerPockets and read the main blog and listen to the BP Podcasts and be active in the forums.

Elizabeth Colegrove utilities are separate.My main concern is the added noise a second person would make.

So whether devices such as computers, phone boosters etc...are considered "small appliances" is not even part of the equation because usages, or unintentional usages has nothing to do with the installations.What is clear is that the circuit supplying the kitchen walls and counters cannot be split off to power undercabinet lights or kitchen island lights, and cannot be split off to power "any OTHER outlets", the key is the interpretation of "other" here.

They charge a $40 flat fee to assess the situation, then go to the hardware store, buy supplies, and fix the problem that day charging a per hour rate plus the actual cost of supplies.

For me, this would take a new options account at a specialist broker, but I'm calculating out the benefits of this "pure play" hedging index, vs the effort.As to the amount/cost of the hedge, I agree that you're mainly trying to avoid a loss if a market bubble hits or you're stuck with an unpurchased/unrented home for some time.

But again, if you're looking mainly at appreciation you'll miss the great cashflow that properties in the Pittsburgh market provide.

I would be looking for coastal/Caribbean, it's mainly going to be something I wanted to do for my mom, and I've never exactly planned a vacation, (I'm 21 with no kids) besides road trips with college buddies...

The cash on cash return is my main metric.