all you need is a sheet metal shop make to your dimensions.

there are realtors that will steer away from showing properties that have lower commissions there is one who post on BP that admitted he did that and he got skewered by more than me... its a terrible practice.4. with the internet the client does all the leg work before they usually even contact a broker. they have already figured out where the best schools are,  what the crime is, how they are going to get to work.. the buyers then look at all the listings on line narrow down what they want to see then go shopping.. the day of the broker providing all this info is almost done unless you have a very un savvy client who does not know how to do google searches.

People come inside to shop.

We thought it was a great location, directly on and off the highway, walking distance to a bus line, shopping centers in close proximity, and the commuter rail to Boston minutes away.  

He's running the place like a mom and pop shop.

In our shopping for another investment property, we found a nice single-family home 3 doors down from our current house. 

When I'm shopping for a home, do I want to shop for properties that the 70% rule formula spits out or do I want to shop for properties within my target price range but then offer the seller the difference for the repairs to the house?

This includes direct labor as well as indirect labor, such as time spent shopping for materials or time spent maintaining the property once it is for sale.

If so, probably time to shop putting your own in, and get it over with.

@Julie Verardi I'm not sure when the next BP meetup is, but it looks like there's a REIA event coming up relatively soon in NYC (9/9/15).I know quite a few local JC/Hudson County area people have talked online about getting coffee to talk shop, and I've spoken to a bunch in person that are on board.