One thing about Troy and Schenectady, beware of taxes, and beware of the block you're looking into, both those cities have some beautiful downtown areas, yet one or two blocks away are gang shootings and crackhouses, so definitely look at street-level comps, doing the standard comp within 1/2 mile can give you hugely varying property values.  

Use them.Each property is a bit different and takes some unique care, but many things are 100% the same across all platforms...

They are.Moving the elevated highway underground and building a beautiful city park over it.

The beauty of Westchester is that it's still "affordable" (according to LA standards) and it's pretty safe.

He filled the world around him with beautiful gardens, colorful flowers, art gathered from emerging artists, and most important friends and family.

I found a beautiful home in Florrisant, MO.

The house looks beautiful, I'm sure the buyers were very pleased! 

Beautiful exterior!

I've seen a lot of investors who have a good thing going, pull excess cash out of a property with a loan, and then, get themselves in a bind because the debt service on it becomes burdensome when something changes, like the tenant moving out.Not only that, but you can mess up the ratios on your balance sheet compromising your ability to get financing in the future.One of the beautiful things about rental real estate is that your tenants build your equity for you. 

 I may or may not have a down payment,  but the building I would like to purchase will be a great investment and profitable, I would like to make this building into a upscale rooming house with a beauty salon and coffee shop on the first floor, with at least 8 to 10 rooms,  the building has a parking lot,  price  is $175,000, but I am estimating the rehab to be about  $150,000 and to furnish it another  $150,000, is there anyone that can give me some advice on this project,  a contractor will be letting me know how much it will cost to rehab and the owner is willing to negotiate the price