Also, you would be surprised at how many professionals (doctors, lawyers, etc.) that are looking for a great real estate investment to make money on.

If you want to sell it retail and your home has masonite siding thats falling down, cracked, chipped, etc and the other homes in the area have been remodeled with vinyl then I would remodel the home in vinyl too.

Check with a tax professional preferrably someone familiar with your entire scenerio.

selling a house and when checking the house neighbor mentioned bats are flying out of a tiny crack in the corner of the flat porch vinyl trim. " Hundreds" he states.

You don't mention what type of income producing property or budget you have to work with, so I'll assume residential rental as opposed to commercial leasing.So, my suggestion is to work with a Real Estate Professional in the area you are considering buying.You typically don't pay for their services as they are paid from the sellers proceeds.

The saying "a true rehab professional hires all his work out".If you can, find a contractor who can do the work for you.

A single, non professional seller is not required to be liscensed under the SAFE act until (I believe) they sell more than X number of properites over X amount of time.

Here is where a Real Estate Professional comes in handy.

Be prepared and professional.

He's professional/certified David Rodriguez www.ConsumerCreditAuditors.com/pc www.ArbaFinancial.com