The house is in way nicer shape than the foreclosures that I usually buy.I would encourage others to give it a try if you have the time and patience to wait it out.

Oh please Jon, let's not encourage newbies to be gurus, but I'm sure you're right, LOL.Kyle, I doubt 50k will get you in a dollar store, that doesn't touch the inventory.

Albeit a good idea in theory to encourage renters to seek housing in more densely populated areas within the city this still presents a problem for investors that have really nice houses in areas where there are bound to be some vacant lots and board ups.

great encouragement!!!

Giving any kind of lattitude will tell them you're a pushover.We've got dozens of articles on the BiggerPockets Blog about screening tenants and dealing with these situations that I encourage you to review ASAP.Good luck and keep us posted.

I can tell you that as a real estate broker, you're the type of investor I encourage my agents to avoid working with.

I encourage people to take position after city council allots the redevelopment money.

Meanwhile, Georgia appears to encourage business growth through their legislation.

So to encourage more of you to check out those posts and comment - here are my top five reasons to comment on the BP Blog: 1.)

Replacement cost is just not a meaningful metric in any way.