It seems tenants want to see the unit in it's final stage--sometimes they have trouble envisioning how it will look with new paint or carpet.

I have finally finished the rehab on my first investment property ever and thought this was interesting: When we varnished the floors, we didn't close the blinds backing out of a couple rooms and, well, couldn't walk back to close them because it takes a couple days to dry out.

Many will accept offers for 2 weeks, and then give top bidders a final chance to add a final best offer.

This analysis includes SFR's and MFR's.On the other hand, for the lower socioeconomic blue collar rentals (B class), I see rental rates will remain the same or a slight increase as we are still in the absorption period where vacant units are being converted to rentals.

Down the rabbit hole: spending all day tracking down a property "owner"20 Calls later, with no less than 10 government agencies tacked on to the end, I end up with a final "I don't know what to tell you sir, we down own that property."

I've picked up 4 listings through the probates for my real estate business.The deal I finally made was a probate who called in from our letter.

While I'm open to pretty much any type of partnership opportunity (if the deal is right), the rehabs I've been doing for other investors have mostly been just a flat-fee type of arrangement where I come in and take care of all details of the rehab.Basically, I consult on the level of rehab and finishes, put together the deal analysis, help put together the budget/schedule, and then bring in my contractors, manage them day-to-day and complete the rehab for the investor as we've agreed (or as he wants).

It looks like I have finally found a small bank that will approve a mortgage for me.

I was told by my agent that since it was "Online Only" that it had probably already been to the convention center and this was probably the final auction.

I have done this analysis several times and it never pencils out to be worth the effort to me.If you are buying something worth a few million bucks the numbers get much better.