personally, i'd start with a CASH FLOWING rental.one that needs some repairs and that you can buy below market - over 30% and is in a decent neighbhorhood.i personally don't like the idea of SFH rentals - neighbhors don't like you very much no matter how well you/your tenants keep the property.but 2, 3 or 4 unit complexes - still residential - are nice for a few different reasons but for one - they're all under one roof.

The outside looks very nice for the area, which is probably middle to lower middle class.

The outside looks very nice for the area, which is probably middle to lower middle class.

Nice topic, I also need a great CPA, i am in Southern California.

After selling costs, I see you taking away: $15 to $18,000.That seems like a nice cushion, leaving you some room should your repair estimates be off.

Nice informative site... do you have many responses to your classifieds?

Keep your money, you're bound to need it on a deal where someone may not be willing to carry everything.

I plan to stick a nice FSBO sign in the yard the day I close and leave it there until the rehab is complete.

i got undercut - broker i was working with kept dragging his butt.it was 4 acres with really good frontage - over 250' in a nice area for like 22k (if memory serves)lake wylie huh.what's shakin there?

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