If you dont spend the time to manage the rehab your looking at all sorts of problems and setting yourself up for failure:Contractors not doing it the way you want itRedos then cost you big timeWorkers standing around doing nothing without directionThefts of materials, tools, etcWorkers not closing up or locking it down well enough and break ins happenVandalismMost people working on your home just dont care as much and get lazy, again costing big time and not getting the same quality as if you yourself were doing it.

So it took us more time then just changing locks.Along with temp fixing the frame with to secure it (we will replace the damaged wood at a later point - not sure if we will wait till the crazy bf is gone or when she moves out, I really do not want to keep paying for it over and over if it becomes a repeat occurrence), we had to go back to our house and get another dead bolt to add to the back door, and more tools (1 hr round trip).I am wondering how much do I charge for the repairs?

It is certainly a good estate planning tool that she should look into, but it will not help with the sale.So, it sounds like she would qualify for the tax-free exclusion on the primary residence portion and the 1031 Exchange on the business use portion.

Basically I got all the materials and tools I needed.Day two - rained.

My gut feeling is that the values would still show way to high for me to use this as a tool when trying to explain a low offer to a mobile home seller!

I know you can talk to real estate agents but that can end up costing a finders fee and eventually I'll be my own agent, other than that what are some Internet tools to find them?

While they can't give you advice, they can be pivotal in leading you down the right path and supplying you with the right tools.

@Stephen Zipp Be sure to use the @ tool that I mentioned in my welcome to alert a user.

Once the phone starts ringing you will find a deal with enough margin to wholesale.A quick mention is that an alternate strategy could be to build a website and start driving traffic to that through SEO and Google AdWords.

I bought my own homes a couple times and helped many friends, so not an expert, but here are my thoughts:1- Bad move on removing the contingencies before the termite damage came through.2- Redfin has a pricing tool to help estimate the cost of the home, she should have used it3- RE agents are not good in general at negotiating down the price.