There are a myriad of middle men in the industry and no doubt you will get some PM's from those that lurk on BP for buyers.I wrote an e book on the do's and don'ts of investing in the mid west cash flow markets that I am happy to send your way just send me a pm with your e mail.bottom line is you get what you pay for.. especially in the bigger cities. buy the nicest you can.. the properties that are super cheap with high advertised returns are just that advertisements.when buying through an agent in LA they are making a fee that you pay for on top of the home so as long as you think your getting value..

Carpet may be ok, and you could even use super high grade adhesive to glue down the tack strip or a few inevitable nails into the va tile.... 

(super tiny lot, adjoining apartment)3.)

Super honest.

Step 1: Get a HD or Lowes commercial accountStep 2: Spend an absolutely ridiculous amount of money in a stupidly short period of time.Step 3: Get called by the super squirrel secret regional manager and given the construction illuminati decoder ring.Step 4: Bypass the big box store entirely and go to the wholesaler.Yes, Virginia - the secret handshake is real.And my non-smartass answer is: It's worth it to get the discount.

You'll have to start marketing now if you're going to do it by yourself, then in a month or so if you have no real bites, list it with a realtor, under market, and with super easy terms.

I pull way too many, and if I had to rely on an agent for help things would go much slower, and the agent would be super annoyed that I'm bugging him all the time.

powerwasher. that residue is hard to clean. i know because i used to have a small powerwashing business. there are chemicals that are harmless to plants/people, but super effective on that stuff.

Vistaprint.com is super cheap, just pay shipping for your first box of 250.

Remember tech bubble with persistent vacancies, then when easy money came super long-term tenants moved to buy.