($1,513 more just in permit fees for the jump up per unit).3.  

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I was planning to buy a home to live in that is a fixer upper while I'm living in it.

I have opened up a lot of kitchens & the last one allowed me to push the fridge through a wall (into the mudroom) to make it counter depth & thus allow adequate (sitting) clearance around a large 7x4 granite island.The kitchen I am doing now is going to be 23x12 without any upper cabinets except for those above the fridge & double oven !!!

If I was buying a place in my town/city, I would probably want to buy a fixer upper at a discount, put the money, blood, sweat and tears into it and have it cash flow until the day I'm dead.    

There are so many properties given the city's size that there are bound to be fixer-uppers. 

I've been seeing some houses that are fixer uppers requiring anywhere between $20-$40k in repairs but the purchase price is very attractive and would come out with lots of equity after the rehabs done.

The last year was also an eye opener to the investing side as I saw countless flips hit my local market, tear downs, listed a couple fixer uppers that sold to investors and saw RE agents buying properties themselves for rental income.  

Here is a three story rowhome in North Philadelphia that I am considering purchasing.  It needs a lot of work and I can't view the inside of it until I buy it.  Would any of you guys take that risk?  What drew me to t...

Maintenance (Calling a plumber, cutting down a tree limb).