I'm sure people do this all the time, and get away with it, but I would guess those who get caught have a mess. 

We have been looking to invest in real-estate for the last 6 years but never took the plunge - we have read a ton of books, watch a ton of videos etc.... 

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Michael, the house is located in torrington and my original budget was 15k but it looked like I can get away with 10k Before changing the furnace

One day i was watching Youtube videos on how to invest in low income properties( Lisa Phillips) and that is how I found out about Bigger Pockets.

You'd be surprised how many people scour the classifieds for work on a daily basis just to put a few dollars in their pocket.Offer $20 for someone to take pictures and do a video walkthrough.

(Peep the video below!)

@Mike GallagherDefinately video!