I have been going off the average cost per sf of sold, updated houses, within a mile, with similar sf, baths, br and lot size, and sold within the past 3 mos.

I was able to find the exact same brand of lock on Ebay, and installation couldn't have been easier.

It could use a brand new wood porch.

Truly depends on the system and brand, btu and efficiency.

I just got back from Clearwater beach and we drove all around the tampa/clearwater area and I gotta say.....a lot of neighborhoods are run down with closed businesses all over the place.Does anyone have any insight on starting somewhere brand new vs. your hometown area as a brand new investor OR Florida real estate investing in general?

It depends on the area and it depends on your target audience.

I recently purchased a brand new home that was REO.

He gave me his numbers this morning and I had my broker submit offers on the 3 the buyer is interested in at $10K below what he is willing to pay.I would like to do a few flips of my own with brand new people so that I'm not dependent upon the people presently in my business.

It's stuff like this that gives rehabbers a bad name...and pisses me off...So, you're planning to hire an unlicensed contractor who has lied to you about being qualified to the do the work and who has a criminal record to run brand new HVAC and you don't even plan to test it when he's done?

Williams is another popular brand.