Taken as a whole, today's report further confirms what the preponderance of the economic reports have been telling us over recent months; the recovery is underway, and the trend is higher.New Jobless Claims (aka “layoffs”).

Purchase price: $160,000 Cash invested: $15,000 111 year-old french style duplex in The beautiful and trendy Benton Park Neighborhood of St.

My question is, is this normal or is there a trend? I

Purchase price: $60,000 Cash invested: $66,000 Sale price: $197,000 Transformed and Trendy!

On Friday morning we will be bringing new sneakers, socks, underwear, and t-shirts as well as the money we promised. 

If you're planning to hold at least 5 years, I'd suggest you tweak you model a bit and see what would happen to CoC if the rent continued to increase per the current trend. I

Even the public housing nearby has trendy paint colors, new roofs, no smoking anywhere on property, and the place is almost empty on weekdays meaning they all likely work.

In some rehabs we intentionally choose not to do everything because there are some things the buyer values more than other things - trendy paint and fancy appliances vs new windows.

The trendy neighborhoods close to the urban core will also attract a good tenant but I find they tend to move on in a year or two, so you are filling vacancies much more often.   

Central Michigan University must bring a lot of renters to the city and there is a cool downtown area with many breweries and trendy restaurants.