Usually one or two phone calls is enough.If you don't have those contacts yet there are much easier, more professional, and legal ways to find your local cash buyers.

Anything done once can be repeated, the 2nd time is typically much easier too as your business model should show you.Originally posted by J Scott:Nope, I want to build a solid business based on repeatable systems and processes that allows me to make a lot of money while doing very little work and causing me very little frustration.From wikipedia Laziness (also called indolence) is a disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to do so.

Once that is over things start getting better & easier as you go along.

Plus, a bunch of CDs and stocks is easier to understand and oversee for them.

Upside easier to get market values, easier to see if there is a viable market before going, a little competition is always a good thing?

I am sure people have made fortunes cleaning out cesspools.

---NOI is overstated because you are not accounting for expenses from the basics (paint, cleaning, etc.) to the expensive (roof, hvac, electrical, etc.).

Va loans are awesome, but there are a few caveats - the property has to be in really decent condition - not necessarily sparkling clean, but 100% "habitable" as is.

We always try to choose renovations that make it easier on us in the future, time-wise and maintenance-wise in addition to what is expected for the area.

No attempt to clean it up has been done in months.