If you are a Broker, be careful not to disclose more information than you legally have to...because people's eyes light up, usually, when they hear someone is a broker and not "just an agent" (which just transformed you from a average shark to a shark on steroids, it seems in the eyes of some sellers).

The HAFA Mortgage Program HAFA - Home Affordable Foreclosure AlternativesIn light of the rising number of property foreclosures in the United States, the government has expanded the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) to include provisions and incentives for servicers to allow short sales or deeds-in-lieu as positive options for eligible homeowners in default who wish to avoid foreclosure.

Light unfocused really doesn't do anything.

Why people want to wrap up a dried out weed in paper, shove it in their mouth and light it on fire is beyond me.

If you go to my latest blog post (the cat pee house) that house costs us about 20k and it was a light rehab (There was an additional 15k to remove the septic and hook up to the city.

Stop looking for others' glowing lights to follow.

Appreciate any light you can share on this topic!

Zoning allows for medical/dental, construction, and light retail.

The problem is that he has no experience running a "buy/hold" real estate business, so he doesn't necessarily know what to say when it comes to operations and sales.Can any of you shed some light on these aspects of the business model?

That being the case, you need to become an expert on analizing the costs yourself.Here is what I would suggest: Spend many hours at Home Depot and/or Lowes to familiarize yourself with costs on typical rehab items such as flooring (carpet, tile, travertine, etc), toilets, bathroom vanities, sliding mirror doors, interior doors, baseboards, door casings, light fixtures (celing fans, etc) paint costs + paint supplies (tarps, brishes, rollers, etc), windows, sliding glass doors, kitchen cabinets and countertops, sod, trees, plants, bushes, ground cover, etc.