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@Timothy HoodIf you will be forming a partnership, or even if you choose not to form an entity and simply joint venture into transactions, you would really want to have an attorney help you out.  

There are some really good videos in the "Resources" section tab and folks are open to provide advice throughout the site!

Pull the carpet up, prep and level the subfloor appropriately, then lay the new flooring, whatever you choose.

That will have a lot to do with what areas you choose.

Go to netronline.com choose CA and follow the steps.

Just came back from Tokyo, sorry - probably won't be able to come up again this month...is there a video link/Skype option?

Alexander, I would recommend to talk to somebody that can figure out weather it's a deal or not first.If it is a deal and you have it under contract you can: shot a video of the house, post it on YouTube and add a link of the video on Craigslist as " handyman special" etcPut an ad in the local paper for $200List it in the market place on BPAdvertise it at your local REIA Title Co is a business that completes real estate transaction and records documents at the County.

My point is you don't have to choose one.

If you choose to keep colors, ask applicants during open houses if the colors look appealing to them or may have been a turnoff to them so you can see if you need to re-paint after initial open houses to increase interest...