Lot rent ranges from $400-$950 with $700 being about average in the southeast part of Los Angeles county--this is in lower to middle income areas.How much do you expect to spend in repairs on those free homes you picked up?

I do however spend my lunch hours making calls.

The couple of bucks you spend will save you from a savvy and stealthy professional tenant from dragging your butt into court for locking him out of his home and rendering him homeless.Ping me, I might have an legal advisor for you.The rich make the laws to protect themselves from common.

Take it from somebody who has waited for too long, something always comes up that will extend your wait even longer.

If you are needing to buy things now is the time before you go agent status because then they want to see 2 years income statements for extending credit etc. with a career change.Next you have to ask yourself WHAT you want out of being an agent??

He could also find a place which will sell the tyres to him with financing ... sure he'll end up spending 10-20% more for his snow tyres, but such is life.

Account Closed , I spend time between Atlanta and Israel, currently in Israel.

Why don't you extend the mortgage to 30 years?

The number in the books are the first thing you want to verify as true before spending money on everything else for DD.

Your advice is appreciated, I agree a Real Estate agent can defiantly help guide people in the right direction of home upgrades so you avoid spending thousands on renovations, if our home was bought at a discount for example a FLIP I would be more willing to invest in upgrades but the home was purchased as a foreclosure in a high market and is in pretty good condition as is, Thanks for your advice!