They busted in the front door and knocked a few holes in the walls, but the place was in ok shape and I spent about $12k to fix it up and put it on the market. 

For these reasons, I’ve spent a lot of time the past couple of months looking into the FL marketplace.I don’t know much about NH either but I agree that Western Mass and parts of Rhode Island and CT have deals that cash flow.

We try to avoid ceramic tile when possible due to the time it takes, kitchen backsplash is the only exception.You can buy okay LVP at big box stores, but I usually prefer materials from a flooring store, better value.

I’ve been investing since the 90s and I’ve always done the same thing to prepare for inevitable opportunities, I just stack cashCash piles up during good times and is spent down during downturns.

We even went over my Form 1065 K-1 box by box.

I spent a lot of nights on an air mattress!

I spent an additional $400 to purchase some additional skirting materials, I was able to use the rest of the skirting that was already on the house. 

My friend researched various lock boxes but wasn't sure if the signal would get dampened or the heat / lack of ventilation might be a problem. 

Because of small life choices like that and learning those things early on, it's allowed me to see that I'd rather put the money I would have spent toward a car back into investments so I could buy 10 4Runners if I wanted to (which I won't lol).

The buyer spent over a year renovating it and it now has a market value of less than $250,000.