I dont at the moment but I'll keep an eye out for ya, Your heading in the right direction though.

The handyman I have now is great, takes pride in his work, gets it done in a timely manner, cleans up when done...etc...I don't tell people for fear of being called stupid, but I sometimes include an extra $20 bill, make sure I compliment the work, look him in the eye and shake his hand...make him feel good about himself.

Comfort food for the eyes.

My brother, Larry, is a true entrepreneur, a seasoned investor and former broker, my partner Terry is great with construction and maintenance issues, and I'm Becky, the bird dog, though I'd prefer to be an eagle with an eye for some promising properties.

Tyler McLeodI have been keeping my eye on the Birmingham market as well.

I dislike dealing with idiots.And they range from but are not limited to: tenants, their relatives who don't live there, code enforcement personnel, city bureaucrats, neighborhood nazi groups, people I hire to do work, people I offer to buy property from, attorneys, accountants, real estate agents, slum lords, starry-eyed socialist city commissioners.....

He has a contrarian view to real estate, but it is good to not always look out of starry eyes.

Huge ad to my right lol.I like it but it seems like the text is way smaller :( it strains my eyes.

As far as flipping strategies buy right and then also price correctly when you sell.As a real estate broker new product doesn't come on the market every 30 days it comes on the market every week and sometimes daily.Knowing that what buyers want is the best product at the most reasonable price.They don't want a crap hole to live in just because it is cheap.So when rehabbing if your budget is stretched pick 2 or 3 things that will pop and catch the buyers eye that say QUALITY.Also in this market a price drop every 30 days won't cut it.As a broker we know from statistical data that 85 percent of activity occurs in the first 10-14 days on the market.If recent sold prices range from 40k to 50k I want to be in the bottom 50% of list price 40k to 44k with a great product.If I have given it maximum exposure and nothing comes in drop the price every 7 days until it sells.You want to always stay ahead of the pricing curve and chasing the market down.It is the number one mistake made by all sellers.

Now you have the chance to take a divergent path in the same direction, it will make your journey more well rounded and probably open your eyes to things that you may miss in your current state.Good points mentioned above include checking the contract for no-compete.