Also, in my experience, home staging and furniture rental always does the trick (for me anyway).

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.  

Check the center stick in the house and all of the structural supports.  

So if this investor didn't pay a wholesale fee, maybe his repair costs were 3K more than I have suggested, just move that number to cost of repairs, lender fees, interests or another expense I have not included below.Costs to Buy:$3,000      Wholesale fee$440        Title and recording fees$300        Inspection$63K        Cost of repairs (remodel, Sewer lines, roofs and mechanical)$1275     Holding costs for 3 months (Property Taxes, insurance, utilities, not counting cost                 of cash if they had a loan)$6530      Selling cost (Broker fees, Title escrow fees, Staging fees)Every investor should have a deal analyzer spread sheet that they use to evaluate each deal, just plug in your purchase price, ARV and your costs. 

On a related note, Google Fiber is not yet available in San Antonio and is still only in the development stage.

Hi, my name is Glenn and I am at the beginning stages of investing in the metro Detroit area, working mostly in Wayne county.

I'm still in the planning stages so any recommendations would be helpful.  

Have looked at run down apt complexes in need of rehab, however by myself didnt have the funds/time to complete the project - will get there eventually.End game for me is to only have Class B+ to High class A residential rentals and a large percentage of commercial office, retail strip, shopping center and mixed use properties.  

But I also knew FSBO without an MLS was a waste of time.So I simply bought an MLS number for $300 (still a rip off), staged the house, took the pics, marketed and did the showings.  

I'm stoked on the amount of growth and ever increasing quality of posts and topics I'm seeing.Short questions: What is the best method, or your personal recommendation, for transitioning Mom and Pop power retail shopping centers into properties with multiple National Credit chains as tenants?