It takes a couple of weeks from start to finish.

Julie ~ If interested in looking at this hand built abode visit http://offgridtomorrow.weebly.com I began building in '06 and still have not finished all of the parts to this self reliant and self sufficient home.

Finish getting your license, and work as his agent.

I think this is the finger prints of it in progress.I suggest you periodically search your rental areas in craigslist and look at every listing for fit and finish.

The house is now rented through the 2014-15 school year, and working on finishing the rehab through the winter & spring.I've really enjoyed the BP podcasts and blog, but am new to the forums.

I have been reading ALOT on real estate investing ( I just finished the free beginners guide from Bigger Pockets) and actually stumble across this page when I was looking on reviews for the guru Phil Pustevojsky (no I haven't fall into any of these expensive guru traps).I have always wanted to invest in real estate but thought that I needed alot of money to start so I tried doing two different MLM business but that didn't work out so well.

I am looking at buying a duplex that is very large and has a finished basement in each.

The sooner those are finished, the sooner you can rent it out.

Those numbers seem off.2) Your start-to-finish timeline varies from 12 to 68 months?  

What you get to learn later at 75% completion is that you may need to dip in to Z$ to finish it. :) Next time hard bid (including X+Y), written "not to exceed" but it will exceed sometimes, at which point you have penalties, cost of materials only, labor rate at cost, other measures.