I put in Ikea cabinets and was going to put in the cheap laminate Pragel countertops they sell for $69...I actually bought it and it is still unboxed.

Nothing wrong with using a professional business name, but are people searching for your specific business name or on something like "sell my house fast".Domains are cheap, reserve your company name (so no one else does) and keyword rich domain names.There is a lot more to SEO than my esoteric answer...

Rents are cheap (1 BR/1 Bath, 800 SF for $600 is not uncommon), decent to very good recreational areas, and decent shopping.

Carpet needs to be replaced every so often anyway, plus it is cheap.

Brian Stone, have you thought about investing in cheap, single wide mobile homes with owner financing?

If not, do you think it's worthwhile to shop around for a cheap <4% interest 30 year cash out refi to have the money to invest?

Like J I am also in a cheap market in terms of labor and materials.

I just bought a cheap 1100sf rental that will bring about $800-900/month in a blue collar neighborhood.

Is it a good idea to hire someone internationally to do the work for cheap?

Problem with doing everything in term is that when you get old, it's not as cheap anymore.