Oh - and be sure to get a picture uploaded (people interact well with those with pictures!)

It's a great site but if you're not careful you can quickly lose hours of your day looking at funny pictures and pictures of cats - haha!

Keep us updated Jennifer...I also look forward to the after pictures!

Man, I thought this was going to be about those really sad pictures of abused pets, talk about something to bring you down!

I would definitely recommend adding a profile picture, as it helps enhance interaction with other members.

I market my units for my duplexes as 1-2 bedrooms apartments and post a picture of the property so they can see. 

.- Got professional pictures taken and posted.Unfortunately still "NO" in-bound.   

because a state regulator saw a picture in Facebook posted by sellers celebrating their sale beside the yard sign.  

Below is a picture of a former regional bank (Fifth Third) building.  5000 sq ft - plenty of parking - 20 years oldGoogle Earth link: https://goo.gl/maps/hegqrmooRVnSale price $90kI would assume this property can be purchased for around $70k which would make holding costs around $1000/month + maintenance.  

If you take a look at my posts from November 26, 2010 (House #19, Budget Recap) and September 27, 2012 (House #35, Budget Recap), those will give you a decent idea of how I broke down the budget on two properties that started as shells (you can look at the pictures for those houses to see what they looked like before and after to see the amount of work and finish level).Please don't rely on any of my pricing -- costs will vary by location, type of house, contractors, time of year, level of finish, and a thousand other variables -- but those two resources above can give you an idea of how to approach a big rehab and how to break down the renovation into components.