If you want a lasting repair, your best bet is to cut out a section of the drywall and put in a new piece that spans a few studs on each side of the crack.Cost: patch job should be $30 to $50, or more depending on your negotiating.Cutting out a large section and putting in a new piece would probably be $150-$250.The wall texture will also determine how good the finished product blends and how long it will take.

Of the 3 calls I generated from our test mailing of 274 pieces, 1 was a duplex with renters in it, the other was a condo with a renter in it, and the third was a SFR with a primary owner in it.

The best piece of advise I can give is to stay active on the site and forums, you will learn so much more by engaging the community.

Ha here in CT we are probably one notch below CA evictions.

Can you elaborate on the student housing piece?

We don't work for free.Most managing brokers will not allow a RE agent to wholesale for the simple fact that you have all the benefits of being licensed and the managing broker does not get a piece of the transaction (some managing broker's get upto 50% of their agents' transactions).

I can pay the $35k and rehab it when I could just get a different property altogether for less or I spend another $8k to demo the existing property and clear the lot and end up with a piece of land that probably has no value (if houses in that area are worth $25k).

Great piece of feedback.

One large room, a closet and a bathroom, so lots of small pieces.

This property is across the street from my primary home a 3/2 smaller duplex.I'm in the midtown area where all around me are are 139-169k newer homes.The area is comming back up because people want to be close to downtown.All home owners on the block own 2 or more properties.With me joining the multiowner club, our piece of neighborhood has almost no problems because the landlords can watch the tenants 24/7.