But lately we are thinking it may be better to hang on to this duplex as an investment.

It seems there is little use getting an appraisal on a finished product if you are not using a loan.

He indicated that we were too late in the process to do that since the deposit was required within a certain time period from the signing of the P&S.

I worked for some REI partners in the late 1990s.

Have your restoration agree in writing to a completion date, along with clear financial penalties per day late if it runs long for any reason.It should be an easy sell to the tenant - "take the place you used to live in and make a lot of the stuff new"If you're willing to move back in, the management will provide you with $500 to help recoup some of your losses...some sort of incentives really grease the wheels.Loss of rents varies like crazy.

The majority of high end homes have stucco finishes.

If it's for your investment, or owner occupied, I'd go full price and lock it up......you might already be too late!

Because of the publicity paid to the housing market lately, I suspect this fund will be able to sell out.

Never a day late in 19 years.4.

I only have to send a reminder text message to the late payers about not forgetting the late fee when they pay.