So twelve bed rooms total and I'm pretty sure 6 baths.

Are you talking about equity or total levered RE?

(this is usually NOT the best course of action)All the attorney will do is hire a collection company that has more bark than bite and rarely collects any money.The other option is to use a judgement recovery company.They usually pay the court costs and filing fees and then split 50/50 of whatever they recover.Sometimes they will buy the judgement outright for real cheap.In this case you get your cash right away and move on.Judgements depending on the smarts of the tenant can take 3 months to years to collect.Some tenants are judgement proof.This can happen when:1.The funds are retirement funds in a bank or social security where money can't be taken.2.The tenant works a job where their income is at a level where they cannot be garnished by Federal Law.Even when you can garnish you can only take 25% each time.If their are other judgements already garnishing then the 25% gets split up among the garnishments.85% of judgements never collect a dime because of the work involved.Even if the judgement company you employ chases the tenants for money the tenant may pay or they might just file BK if they have other debts.A chapter 7 costs thousands so it would depend on their other total debts and how much your judgement is for.This is why it is important to carefully screen tenants.They need to have good credit,a good job with long work history,etc. or something where you know you can collect if they default.If you have multiple tenants staying in one place and they all make minimum wage it will be hard to collect on them later versus one person showing great income.Hope it helps.

The kit homes seem to be about 25% the total cost in materials and labor.

Title company called me 1 day later saying there were 2 liens on the house totalling $51,000 - both the seller did not know about.

Sold for $176,900 on 2/25/11, 24 DOM (I know its quite a long time back)#3 - 3/2.5, 1440 sq ft. 1.5 miles away, Totally rehabbed house sold for 205k on 8/18/11. 65 DOM.#4 - 4/1.5, 1556 sq ft. 1.2 miles away, Totally rehabbed house, builder grade fixtures, sold for 219k 8/05/11, 6 months on market.Will give more details but Im out to meet my contractor at the house.

On the silly end, I have Enjoy Suduko, WinPoker (a video poker training program), and recently found Nyan Cat lost in space which is a totally stupid but fun time waster.

.- New sub floors in Kitchens where needed , and then Linoleum floors in kitchen- Total Cleanout 3-4 Roll Off Dumpsters for left behind junk- Linoleum in pantry 4x8- 2 Bathrooms - Needs new linoleum and 1 needs Sub floor- Bathroom walls - rip off old plastic tile in one and make drywall and paint - Ba 2 Needs Rip off wall paper and skim and paint2 - Living room Kitchen & (2) Dining Room and 3 (6)Bed rooms Refinish Hardwood floors on ea floor so x22- Living rooms, kitchen and dining rooms, remove wall paper and skim coat, and paint all walls and ceilings2 - Living Rooms and windows remove all trim and replace with new and paint ( lead Paint )2 - Repair Bathroom Ceilings and Pantry Ceilings and then paint6 Bedrooms Fix Drywall, paint walls and ceilings2 Bathrooms install bathtub wall panels2 - Install Kitchen Cabinets , and countertops, and Sink in both pantrys2- Install Dishwashers including pipe, drains and elec in two pantries2 - Over stove - More cabinets in Kitchen @ 6 ft top and bottom with countertops2 Install washer and dryer hookups after bringing power to locationApprox 150-200 ft of Asbestos removal in basementalso what is the lead time to do all this..?

Seems totally inappropriate to be examining customer's bottoms.

Kalyn everyone wants cosmetic properties.You will find regular home buyers do not have to resell and will accept way less of an equity position and pay a higher price to get a home cheap with a low monthly payment.Their goals are totally different than a rehabber.This is why a bunch of success is taking on properties where a home buyer is not a competitor but it drives down the price with the property not being loan ready.If your offer of cash is just slightly lower than a finance home buyer the asset manager might still choose you.If there is a wide difference the asset manager might take a shot with the finance home buyer to net more.It depends on a bunch of factors which is being at the right place at the right time.You also have to understand local,regional,and national banks make decisions in different ways.Kayln are you offering to let the listing broker keep all the commission are are you getting greedy and asking for the co-op??