Just last week I ordered some vinyl flooring in bulk that wasn't carried in the store and they knocked 10% off and they will be shipped right to my door.For blinds, JCPenney (seems hard to believe) has proven to be the cheapest for decent quality, just make sure you have their current coupon code.Ebay and Amazon have cheap cabinet knobs and pulls.

Knowing how to manage is critical for succeeding in buy and hold.AOA is great, and you can become a member and use them to run credit and background checks for cheap.

Personally I think Vegas is a great location...lots of hotel rooms, cheap airfare to get here, plenty of conference space, etc.Please let me know if I can help in any way.

Really, it's running on WordPress and for $5 per month you can get a host that will host WordPress and it is pretty easy to set up and configure yourself and there is a lot of free information online about that.I'm a developer by trade myself, and am currently offering small projects for free and larger ones pretty cheap in order to rebuild my portfolio and get back into freelancing.

Now I wish property here n Chicago was as cheap as there.

I ended up being in it too deep so I won't go into the numbers ;)The major things I learned:The most expensive thing is cheap laborA strong contract is your best friendSticking to a contract and payment schedule is important.

@Aaron MazzrilloThe financials are important but:A - numbers are cheap and light; you can buy more and move em around to get the propforma to look good.B - in terms of management the numbers may or may not tell the story.Here are the questions:1.Who is in the building?

But in many areas and for many lifestyles renting is the cheaper alternative.Yes, there are places where houses are dirt cheap.

Sometimes hard to detect, can be very costly in wasted water, and very cheap and easy to fix.Check for drippy faucets.Most water meters have a leak detector on them.

<g> So why should I knowingly set myself up for more trouble rather than less by using cheap materials?