Books with specific tips and actionable items would be the latter type.

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I do understand that it would make sense that I would have implicitly capitalized items as part of the purchase price if the seller had done these things before I made the purchase.

Actually items 1 & 3 can be done by the same contractor.

I'm limited to items 2 & 3 but I'm hopeful that getting really good at them will make it work.

general observations:65k for the items listed is way, way too much. even with the kitchen/bath, i think it's crazy.once you sense there is something going on, you have to let him go. dont jump the gun, but let him go first chance you have.he might put a lien on the house, so be careful there.good luck.

I've seen similar to what John McCombs pointed out; car loans totaling up to almost what the rent was - those are not good prospects.But for people with or without kids, I still use 3x, and then I look at their monthly obligations as itemized on their credit report to see if they are on the hook for something big per month.

However, I want to reduce my taxable income with itemized deductions to around $10,000.

I am hoping to close on my first rehab/sell this Friday.

During the inspection period the buyer did identify 2 plugs in the kitchen that have reversed polarity and some wiring that needs to go into a junction box in ...

I know it's a big expense and it will be a big item on my estimate sheet but I think it's worth it considering the price range I will be able to sell this house in.Also, I've been pricing them out on home depot but I'm assuming that just going directly through a company that installs windows I can probably get a cheaper price on the windows than the prices I am seeing at Home Depot?