I was told a combination of financial education, great systems, technology, and tools are the keys to succeeding in investing.

The current owner said water/sewer were $1200/year combined.

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Along the beach in Naples there is a combination of upscale hotels, and condominium buildings.

I am taking part in a bootcamp with National Note Group where if you buy a pool of notes, or any combination of notes from their vault that add up to $25,000 or more, you are able to take part in a bootcamp.

We would like to see if we can convert it in the following way, and perhaps make it a legal area:1) Remove the current bathroom facilities and turn it into a laundry room with washer and dryer.2) Remove kitchen sink, and rearrange the countertops so it can be used for folding clothes, etc.We would then rent the space as part of our 2nd rental unit, with of course  an increase in rent for the 2nd unit to account for increase square footage and laundry facilities the tenants would receive.  

When you combine the smell with the fact that it is in good shape, the combination will overshadow the outdated furnishings.

If you are seeking cash flow, I agree - the ROI is solid given $1,600 per month in combined rents on a $90K purchase price.  

I recently received a phone call from a seller who was her Realtor refer her to me.

I kept jumping in and out of the pool and learned a lot of "Creative REI" methods although I was never able to gather the self confidence to put theory into practice.I served in the US Army for 14 years combined active and reserve including a tour in Iraq in 06-07 at which time my wife and I purchased our first home and instead of going with the REO that needed work we went with a more middle ground outdated but move in ready home at double + the price.