The closing went rather smoothly.  

My thoughts were create a transition and then use a darker tile in the closet and laundry room vs try to match main tile.

He passes himself off as a licensed general contractor, offers fantastic prices, and is generally a very likable, smooth talker.

Joe- initially I'm going to rehab and flip and then transition into buy and lease with option of buying.

We appreciate any and all input from the BP community, especially in these next few months as we transition in the Portland market.

There other properties on the street valued at 70-90K.Rent comps for this 3/1 show a median price of $875 on Zillow.Taxes are around $500 for the year, and insurance is around $450 for the year.The property is currently vacant.The neighborhood is Historic West End, and it is not far from the Beltline (paved trail / transit / redevelopment project in progress encircling downtown ATL).

So far it's been smooth sailing.

In my opinion, foreclosures, when I'm working them as the Buyer's agent, have gotten so much easier to close in a reasonably smooth and timely manner within the recent past - as long as the Buyer can remain realistic.A good deal is a good deal: sometimes they are just more difficult to close.

Finding a good group of workers could be considered "HARD" but if the team is in place and your confident with what needs to be done, home much it will cost and what the ARV is then its all smooth sailing.

This is a very small organization and things seem to be running smoothly.