It's very encouraging for some of us (Me) that are barely getting started with real estate!

New Roof: Being a 4500 SF house, this is potentially a $12-15,000 roof.New Siding: I know others get better siding pricing than me, however if I were to plan for siding a 4500 SF house I would probably carry $25-30,000.New Kitchen: At a bare minimum you are $10-15,000 for cabinets, counters, appliances, etc.Update Baths: I believe it said 2 baths?

Meaning we cannot just provide the bare essentials to this new block of renters.

Housing in these neighborhood took a 10% price erosion while service worker neighborhoods were barely affected.

Jay thanks for sharing that, how long did it take you to save up the downpayment Our down payment for this one came from selling our Jeep and cashing in a whole term life insurance policy that had barely earned 1% in the last 10 yrs.

I got a mailer from Marcus about a month ago and thought I would check out there rates.I was looking to refinance some debt from a condo investment purchase from last year and the rates and terms they quoted me for just a $20k loan (I have a credit score in the high 700s) was barely competitive with rates from places like lending club with few options on the length of term.Maybe they have home rehab specific quotes that are backed by the house, in which case the information above will not apply.I ended up finding significantly better rates and terms with SoFi who I ended up going with.Hope that helps.

And I barely had the time to do the flip since my job demanded sooooo much time away from home.

These markets barely scratched 6% unemployment.  

Most places wont let the home owner replace load baring walls/trusses/floor joist on a investment property. 

Barely a week later I get a note that she washed a sweater in the sink and now it doesn't drain again.