Hi Meagan im in Orlando and run a short sale processing company and we do it at no charge whatsoever.

We've been trading jabs about this for over a year so there is more riding on it ;-)

My hold time is estimated at 2 to 5 years before I trade up to another property.Either sell to another apartment owner or a developer who will tear down for their new build project.An assisted living facility would be perfect because of the median income and demographics of the area.I could just tile the whole thing.In the front where the dining room is on the vacants the fake vinyl wood floor has been eaten up by the previous tenants.This is why I feel tile would work best.The contractor said to have an extra box stored and then if one tile brakes etc. it's easy to replace one by one.Just didn't know if upstairs in the bedroom tile would work or if the tenant wouldn't tolerate it.I know many tenants have small kids and even with an area rug prefer carpet in the bedrooms.I want durability but at the same time don't want to deter renters so it has to be a balance of durability and tenants needs to get them to rent from me.Thanks for the discussion as I think this topic is great info and food for thought.

I'm looking forward participating in any types of discussions, I'm a "Jack of all trades" and a master of NONE...

If you have an interest in taking advantage of these common fluctuations then open up a Forex Trading account and trade the spread over longer periods of time (ie. 3/6/12/18/24 months)- not daily.

There is a lot of similar commentary here:Would You Trade Your Real Estate Tax Deductions For a Simpler Tax CodeThe system is totally nonsensical and broken.

Buying smart (cheap) is crucial to any strategy but with rehabs you get a good idea of what it costs to do many different trades such as flooring, tile, paint, cabinets, and on and on.

Being as a real estate investor does not mean you have to trade your current job/career for a low wage, manual labor job where you are on-call 24/7 365 days a year.Throughout history the biggest profits are in owning the means of production, not in being part of the production machinery.

I'm an electrical trade instructor and Nancie homeschools our three children.

I'm a freelance Jane-of-all-Trades from Vancouver, Canada.Bigger Pockets was recommended to me by a friend on Twitter.