Get a loan for $1000, put that money plus another hundred or so in a savings account at the same credit union, authorize the loan payments to be pulled from that savings account, and forget about it.  

Hi Steve,I'm the author of the two books.  

As the city grows, these lots have the potential to become more valuable as they are authorized for mixed use (work and living) as well as light commercial.  

Matt,We build them and are an authorized distributor for the 3d TriDiPanel System.

I wouldn't feel comfortable with houses any closer to the river then what I have (one near Czech Village and one a block from Harrison) without a proper flood wall.Its funny when I was in my 20s I felt like I was missing the bus not already having bought all sorts of real estate like the authors of the RE books I was reading. 

Not sure what MA does, but check with the Assessor to see if taxes are accruing, if they are, it's still privately owned, if not the state or taxing authority may have it.

unlawful detaining of an individual sounds like kidnapping... definitely get the authorities involved.Kudos,Mary

In fact, I will give him authorization to show you the exact value of my portfolio and you will see that your comments come from a place of ignorance.  

Take two different 3/2 houses in different areas, different styles, different ages, different finishes, different contractors, different SOW, etc, and the rehab estimate could differ by several hundred percent.There are several spreadsheets in the BP Fileplace that might help, and BP has a book on creating SOWs and estimating rehab costs that comes with worksheets (full disclosure, I'm the author).

Flipping must reads (and both authors are both BP contributors)1.