Our economy is still recovering from the last round of damage caused by Wall Street.

Hi Alan Berlin , as an agent, I see where the other real estate agents are coming from.

Hi Fellow Note Investors,I have a note on a house where a wall caved in and I filed an insurance claim (in process).  

Concrete condos have less to worry about because the Association takes car of the structure and everything in the walls everything in your unit is your responsibility to maintain.  

I just had the seller fix over $1500 worth of plumbing issues (tore into a wall to fix a waste stack and did a few other things).  

My ladder was leaning against the wrong wall and I have moved my ladder against a new and improved wall.  

The exterior wall bumps in at weird angles, but the ceiling continues in a straight line outdoors, if that makes any sense.

I've also stumbled onto what I consider to be a great, affordable tub surround: I go to the local flooring warehouse and buy a roll of scrap vinyl, then apply it to the tub walls with contact cement and metal edging.

I am a hands on, small time landlord doing about everything myself (but contracting out some skilled work)I find housing people worthwhile (and even profitable), but nobody would want a television show about it (think of a camera zooming in on me cleaning carpets or painting walls for hours....snooze)...In fact, I think if you do things right, you can prevent much of the drama (no building disasters or angry tenant confrontations) the staple material that would keep viewers riveted.My strengths would be in the day-to-day, nitty gritty details of small time landlording, especially for part-time landlord that holds down a day job.

But taxes are about 10-12k per year on this property and the previous homeowner was delinquent for several years)Cash for Keys: $20,000 (The homeowner agreed to vacate by a certain date to avoid a drawn out legal process, which they threatened to do)Cleanout: $750 (The place was a complete mess)Initial Cleaning: $150 (I at least needed to get the place tidied up a bit before painters would come)Kitchen Repainting / Spraying Makeover: $11,500Fresh Paint on Most Rooms (Ceiling, Walls, Trims): $12,500Hardwood Floor (Sand, Stain, Re-finish): $4,500 New Carpets in all 4 bedrooms: $4,500Lawn Debris and Hydroseed: $6,000 (and weekly lawncare until sale but that was cheap)Electrician: $1,000 (Smokes Inspection and fixed a few recessed lights + other minor)HVAC: $1,000 (Garbage Disposal Replacement, HVAC filter replacement + othersWindow Cleaning: $500Mold Remediation: $1,000 (Bathroom Ceiling)Carpentry: $5,000 (Bunch of stuff)Miscellaneous Materials: $2,000Final Cleaning: $300Staging: $4,500New Washer and Dryer: $1,000 Total: ~$600,200 (+- 2-3k)Listed Price: 669,000Sale Price: 644,500 After broker + legal Proceeds: 606,000Profit: ~6k Time Held: Bought in April, Roughly 6 Months.I didn't make much from this deal, but the experience I got was awesome.