The water heaters are different, receiving water at the bottom (+ needing to be strapped) and the dryers have a special power cord because the receptacle is different.  

Nowadays the prices generally rise to above what an investor would be interested to pay for a property, though sometimes properties will come back to auction quickly for follow-up rounds since either Auction.com placed a bid for the seller and bid it up too much, or it didn't meet a high reserve (which is almost always well above the stated starting price), or the auction winner didn't perform. 

LOL  bottom line is I made a million dollars in equity in the bay area before Jon was ten years old.. :) and that is a fact

Tenants that want to live in a clean safe unit will not apply, you will only get the bottom of the barrel. 

You will receive an Addict award along with a habit; as well as learning and retaining useful real estate information without struggling.Bigger Pockets has various resources such as: ebooks, forums, blogs, webinars, podcasts, keyword alerts, an awards system, a learn section, colleagues, informative people in many fields of real estate, and more.We are considered to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with so connect with REIA meetings, accountability partners, and mastermind groups to engage with individuals interested in real estate investing.At the bottom of this page is a list with help in it.

The bottom line for you is how you want to do it within the guidelines of the law.

I actually started my first round of bandit signs last night as well. 

I received this info from @Nathan Sharp when I first started. http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/04/how-to-rent-your-house/ (house rental guide)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/22/buying-rental-property/ (how to buy a rental property)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/09/how-to-buy-a-small-multifamily-property/ (How to buy a small multifamily property)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/07/19/how-to-buy-a-duplex/(guide to buying a duplex)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/11/16/how-to-choose-areas-multifamily-deals/ (Choosing multi-family deals) BP Podcast 061:How to Succeed in Multifamily Investing – A Unique Conversation with Josh, Brandon, and BenBP Podcast 131: Investing in Multifamily Properties in a HOT Real Estate Market with Serge Shukhathttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/03/07/profitable-ethical-landlord/The bottom line is that you must take action to start.Don't get bogged down with analysis paralysis.

But the bottom line is that I'm only paying that interest for 3 to 5 months.

OK GUYS/GALS - - here's the scoop on pictures, typically the kind that have JPG as the last part of the name.Right-click on the picture --(go to)-->Propertiesthere are tabs at the top; click the DetailsLots of data; under Origin-------AuthorsDate Taken  mm/dd/yyy hh:mm  (set in the camera)ProgramDate AcquiredCopyrightAt the bottom; under File-------NametypepathDate created  mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm (set when loaded to the first computer)Date modified mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm (meaningfull only if not eq to 'created')sizeThe labels Created vs Modified are frequently inverted;  meaning the file was actually create using the date shown as Modified :sign:but it will be clear when you seecreated  4/6/2015modified 11/28/2013