This is definitely a seller's market, but if you have her set you up with MLS alerts, you can spend time analyzing deals that fit your criteria without any pressure.

Spend a year fixing it up and do other jobs/flips if you have the time/money on the side.

I currently read a book plus half a dozen podcast episodes a week... which means it's time to spend more time talking to real investors and seeing real deals.As you can see by the icon, I'm a falconer; I train wild hawks.

Hi,I bought this tenant occupied property about two months ago.  The current tenant is paying way below market rate and the house needs some updating.  I intended to update the kitchen and bath, refinance and then ren...

(My family lives in Atlanta, so although I go to the Med school at the University of Florida, as a 4th year med student I have plenty of time off and spend most of it in Atlanta).

Mailei Maloa You will want to run a title report on the property and then have that reviewed by an attorney to see what other encumbrances their may be on the property

I’d rather work one job and spend more time on real estate investing because you’ll be able to scale faster.

Based on how often you can expect your unit to be vacant, you can determine how much you'll spend on tenant screening and advertising. 

Consulting an attorney who can review your specific  mortgage note would be well worth the fees on this one, good luck!

So you can change the down easily enough if you find they actually put more down.This doesn't tell the whole story but it generally answers your question.What is left out is that when going to selling, the owner ends up spending about 8% of the value of a home on real estate agent fees, & other closing costs.So, selling a home at $120,000 costs the seller about 8% or $9,600Keep in mind that 3 different appraisers will give 3 different values and they could be 15% higher or lower than the other guy.