If you're looking for a cheap option - buy it as a primary and live in it and then turn it into a rental down the road :) However, I know that isn't an option.

It is not exploitive....but rather the asset is cheap as measured against the rent because the risk is through the roof.  

Buy new cabinet pulls and use the kit on the wall cabinets.Or you could go to your local habitat for humanity Restore and see if you can find a properly sized wall oven cheap (it probably needed the older size  27" oven and the standard size is now 30").

Matt's approach to raising cheap private money was well presented.

“Expensive” and “Cheap” are relative terms.

I think this BP podcast with Nazz Wang should give you a balanced perspective on that topic.3) Some things are too cheap.

And those are being done extremely cheap by people that are working for low wages and using low quality materials.

Often there are title issues but there are sometimes personal/family issues as well.There's usually a reason the price is cheap.

I've seen several MLS listings for extremely cheap over there.

This is not the place to cheap out.