Now if you are dealing with investors then its a whole different ball game.

A= After R= Repair V = ValueProperty is worth - 100KIts ARV is - 150kAfter you repair the home (comps come into play)it's value will be close to 150kBest,Jeremy Blunt

If you dont get the house for that much then just walk away..this is what im doing from now onI see a house i put an offer in they counter offerlets say the house is 100k I have preset im not going into the house for more than 70k. so i offer 65k they respond with 90 i respond wtih 85 lets just say they accept. then i would do my inspection and everything i found wrong wtih the home i'd negotiate it less and less until i brought it down to 70k or less whichever makees sense when u walk through the home for the first time.do not get emotional, it's a numbers game and if the numbers dont add up dont go foward with the deal. you wanna make sure u leave contingencies in your contract. they give you a way out if you find something that you extremely dislike. i hope this helps my example prolly sucks but good luck!

-If you can afford to get into commercial property, the entire game changes.

As for Real Estate investing, you're right to not necessariy waste money on courses and such, but as noobdog1 says be sure, sure, sure you know what you're doing when you play in this space.

But I do liek to play...

Since you live there she won't be able to play the "he doesn't live here card" since you know better.

While I don't have any cash right now, I have worked hard to keep my credit very good, so hopefully that will play into my favor.

I think that the new construction is definitely playing a part in the resale of previously owned homes...especially ones that have been built in the last 10 years.

People 1-2 years ago just dove headfirst into it without doing much research, they were just hoping to play the appreciation game.