Overall, this project was a much smaller rehab than we are used to but in a little over a week we completed the following:- pressure washed the outside of the entire property- repaired and replaced damaged sections of gutters- replaced thermostat- re-wired furnace - painted exterior doors and shutters- replaced carpet in the living areas (living room, dining room, kitchen) with Allure vinyl plank flooring- steam cleaned carpet in all three bedrooms- replaced old vinyl floors in both bathrooms with ceramic tiles- repaired several areas of the walls with large holes- painted the entire house realist beige (thanks JScott)- Resurfaced the kitchen cabinets and repainted- purchased and installed all new appliances (dishwasher, stove, fridge, microwave)- replaced all switch plate and outlet covers - cleaned the house front to back and top to bottomDuring this time we had our lease agreement reviewed by our attorney and were getting other administrative and operating processes finalized to be able to rent the property.

We call the executor or the administrator "DIRECTLY".

If your just keeping this as income property remember these large garages are a pain to clean out if you ever have a tenant that likes to hoard or set up a shop in the garage.

An eviction would be painful, but I think $6,000 will cover it.

Was it a good experience or just a pain?

the only downside is LEASING and ZONING issues.... in process to re-leasing #1... and it's been a pain having to ask permission from everyone

However; as a developer you need to have an understanding of real estate, construction, engineeering, business administration, and a multitude of other things.I have written a blog in the 'member blogs' on development if you'd like to read it.

Graduating in May 2013 with a degree in Business Administration.

As an example, workers were happy making less just 20 some odd years ago when they had good benefits (health care coverage, retirement), but now all of those have been taken away, and they feel the pain from that.

It took longer than expected, because they were a pain to cut and it was my contractor's first building this big with them.