My name is Sam Sjoberg and I am currently residing in the concrete jungle that is Manhattan, New York.

We finally but in a driveway a couple weeks ago and the concrete truck turned around in their driveway and they blew up and the next day we went out they had No trespassing signs EVERYWHERE!

(takin out carpets and putting in wood/tiles....kitchen .......washrooms....paint....electrical complications are the big ones) youll also want to know whats desirable in your area...you know about construction so some areas people like concrete build others wood frame ykno what i mean you also wanna look for properties that are foreclosed don't know how viable that is in your area (thats how i find most of my flips) a HUGE piece of advice is do not look at a ruined house and think ew...think opportunity to put in 1000 dollars in and get out 2000.... that usually comes with more experience as well as having no emotional attachment to the place you're just trying to make money not marry your house lolBest of luck and if you got any specific questions just shoot

My biggest concern was the concrete down the toilet.

In life generally, I think that too many people drift about without a concrete idea of what they want their life to be like, and find disappointment around their mid-life (hence the mid-life crisis) when they realize that they left their dreams and desires on the way-side to pursue what society has deemed to be stable and successful (9-5-ers).

@Weston Harding Yeah, I suppose there is no concrete right answer, but what you find works for you.I personally am not typically a fan of trying to rent a unit while it's still occupied for the following reasons:Furniture and belongings can make it difficult to fully determine how much work is required to get the unit rent ready.You have to deal with working a schedule around an extra person (the tenant).

Depending on the height, you may need to do steel and concrete which increases costs dramatically.

Unless you have a brand new roof, brand new HVAC, brand new appliances, concrete floors, etc. you'll be upside down in cap-ex extremely quickly.

A concrete plan will happen, but I'm not quite there yet. 

But the area is solid limestone and you never see foundation work around there, so I called a foundation company to ask how to tell if it is a bad pour, or what was an acceptable slope when pouring concrete for a house.