I'm not sure how big of a kitchen it is or how much cabinet space there is, but you can get cabinets fairly cheap and have them installed.

I'd love to have a bunch of 3/2 rentals but the higher purchase prices in my area don't fit my current plan.

I am being VERY CAREFUL about advertising it since we all must be careful regarding fair lending laws (I won't even go into the Safe Act here).

I'm fairly familiar with the IE markets and will be happy to point you in the right direction if you want to message me off the forum.

What I do is ask for a fairly high deductible, which lets me get more "catastrophic" coverage with a lower payment.

You wouldn't consider "due diligence" to be just asking the sales person a bunch of questions.

If the gas gets shut off in the middle of winter though you will probably have a bunch busted pipes.

Have MLS access in the lakeland area and can value a property fairly well if it isn't old/different.

My properties were in Williamson County Texas which has a fairly high foreclosure rate considering how well Texas has been weathering the recession.My last deal:Duetsche Bank Jan 2011Original list 99kList 89kDOM 90+Bid 74, Bank countered 79, agreed on 77 but negotiated 10k off because slab sloped so 67k, 10k in fix up (didn't fix slab as minor) and rented for 1000 monthDeal 2 July 2010HUD list 160k, bid 139k the first day it went to investor bid and was the only bid. (8k Tax credit had expired) Bid accepted

As a hard money lender we receive calls from wholesalers fairly often.