I'm a big fan of your blog on 123flip.

I'm not a fan of post cards unless they are hand written.

Can lights and outlets galore is the idea, probably also a slim profile ceiling fan in attic.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of the concrete strips and, yes, I'd be impressed if a municipality allowed you to put it in.

I buy all finish materials myself -- lights/fans, faucets, sinks, carpet, appliances, etc.

So the main question is "what would you do if you were in my shoes to get started on investing in real estate"?

I am a huge fan of the two strategy approach you are looking at taking, in fact we just got our first rental property under contract to purchase after focusing on building capital through rehabs for the last 2 years.

While I'm no fan of lawyers, this might be the time to get one before you make some big mistakes.

I ended up using it in the first week for a ceiling fan that unexpectedly had the motor burn out.

I assume what the previous post meant is that by buying from the previous owner with a deed in lieu, I could at least reap the benefits of owning the property (in the shoes of a homeowner) while waiting to close a deal of some kind with BOA.