I did that at first, and burned a lot of time.

Firefighter, should fit well in real estate investing as half the properties I look at seem as though they have either already been on fire or should be burned.

IMO, that sounds like a wast of time and energy.

You can always tell right when you walk in.Then they always seem to compound the issue by trying to cover that stink with the strongest nastiest incense burning 24/7 lol

In 2007 one of the restaurants caught on fire and burned down the whole building.

This time, rather than do rehab, I just put up the money and paid invoices as they came in.The buyer was FHA, really wanted the house before it was on the market and I insisted that I would not pay any seller closing costs (I got totally burned on my first investment/rehab when my partner did not explain clearly to me, a newbie, that I would be paying 4500 of seller closing costs IN ADDITION to regular closing costs.

We have a HUGE energy (nat gas and oil) industry, coupled with a large banking, healthcare, and HUGE airline maintenance base.

I have taken them before, too, and hadn't been burned.

I know she just threw in the washer problem just for good measure.Every other circuit must have had you wondering.I was contemplating fixing the water heater (people said it had a burned out element).

Foreclosures, ( before auction , at auction, post auction ) Probate, ( pre probate, probate auctions, probate heirs) Landlords ( out of state, free and clear, some debt ) Current owners, (lots of debt, good loan) Tax sales, Big auction houses, Notes, Major fixers, vacant houses, major burn outs.