Additionally, every time they hit a rock or fallen tree branch, your blades will be getting duller and duller, and you will need to sharpen them again and again.

Areas like McKees Rocks, Carrick, Brentwood, Beechview are good examples of some C rated Neighborhoods that have a lot of great potential.

Most people I work with live in primary markets (as opposed to Birmingham, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Memphis, Little Rock, Jacksonville, Ohio, or other secondary or tertiary markets) where the Rent-to-Value Ratios are under 1%.

He is a contractor and very skilled at it, so we began the process of getting it to FHA standard (covering exposed wires, fixing some siding that had fallen, sheet-rocked a ceiling with old water damage, cutting grass so inspector can see septic, etc... we're about $1,500 into it). 

., @Bruce Woodruff, and especially @Jill F..The only three things I'd like to emphasize are:(1) Linda's understanding that you have to know what kind of rental you're aiming for before you start redesigning a kitchen and planning on shelling out the big bucks.(2) Jill's rock-solid description of the process of getting this done.(3) As Scott said, if this is a C-class apartment, light that kitchen up like a surgery, and understand that less is probably going to be more here before you open up your wallet.Only one thing I'd like to expand on:The cheapest cabinets are made out of particle board, it's heavy, it warps and swells when exposed to moisture very easily, but it's cheap.

A look-back of up to 24 months is available on your current lease for a one-time fee of $49.95.Rock the Score: There is an enrollment fee of $48, and ongoing service costs $6.95 per month.

You get more and more oil stains, trash and/or grass in the landscape rock, more vehicles that never move, window heat shields made of newspaper or aluminum foil.

I also had one house in OKC but the market got so hot I sold it for a nice profit.As far as assembling the team I guess I got lucky my rock star agent @Mike Mocek is with LaPlante Real Estate who also do property management and renovations, so they were pretty much a one stop shop.

Try to look up Indian Rocks Beach and see what you think.

I'm a new investor from the Little Rock, AR area and do a good amount of traveling to the St.