I found a nice place forclosed for $25,000, about 4 miles from me..

A good one can be worth their weight in gold, and a bad one makes every bump in the road a huge hassle.

I agree this is a very nice post.good job briancereniti!!!!

So I helped him get this place looking very nice, with the landlord flipping the bill, TO AN EXTENT..

It's nice to meet you all.

Take the remainder and put the bulk of it in something that will earn some nice interest but that the banks will view as liquid.

Normally you are going to need at least 30% equity in the deal for an HML to want to do the deal, but its up to the discretion of the lender.

Convince myself to let go of the hard-earned cash (love to see it in the bank) and take a risk that could turn into a nice future (or not - darn it!)

I suspect investors don't get drawn in as much by imagining themselves drinking tea in the nicely decorated living room because they don't plan on living there.Anyway, as a user (and believer) of staging in the past, I'm happy to help answer any of your questions from the consumer side.

It'll be nice having you around.