I agree with everyone Hud should credit you more than $500 to resolve issueGood jobs taking photos from the startTV4 // TV6 just run a special this past weekend Topic property missing plumbing,, ac units ,, etcOtherwise steal vital components from foreclose properties Supposedly county of Milwaukee our going after original / new property owners for code violationsWhile banks ,, government just keep on going Heck just in last 30 days alone over 680 sheriff sales Lastly, I would suggest placing temporary alarm system while rehabbingThat way your new components stay attachBetter to be safe then sorry

graet point Al Williamson...as a personal rule, i have stayed away from buildings where one tenant is on top of another..for one thing, the noise as al said..another is plumbing leaks from one apartment down into the other..if a tenant keeps their shower curtain open, it will eventually leak down into an apartment below...if it leaks into their kitchen below,they see the damage and hopefully stop...if it affects another tenant, they may not realize or it care to change their bad habits

The fact of the matter is reserves are our safety net and completely vital to running any business.Luis A.

About the high speed train I do see some vitality in it but its some time away.

Va loans are awesome, but there are a few caveats - the property has to be in really decent condition - not necessarily sparkling clean, but 100% "habitable" as is.

Now I guess I'm not a true dropout as I have completed trade school and am a journeyman millwright.So at the end of the day education is vitally important and if a person needs a structure such as college to get this education they should prolly go that path and they will prolly need to remain an employee as if they cannot gather the drive to learn without structure they probably also cannot work in the marketplace and need an employer as well.

It has to be in average habital condition.

I was thinking of writing down a guideline with a series of checklists to have to help make the decision to purchase or not, what to do after the purchase, plans for marketing for rental or sale, etc...Here is my brief list:Pre purchase-Finding a property-Evaluating repairs-Evaluating market value-Evaluating prospective profit-Evaluate best way to financePost purchase-Immediate repairs (needed for habitation)-Long term repairs/upgradesWhat else???

HOAs have a habit of running things poorly and in the interest of the officers instead of the majority of owners.

At least in some communities there are special permits required and other habitability requirements.John Corey