Get it down to the studs - $2300 - $2600New wiring - $3000Hang and finish sheetrock on a 1600 sqft house - $4500Interior paint - $2500 - $3500 Nice hardwood floors installed, sanded and stained - $3.75 - 4.5 sqftKitchen - really depends 8-15kMaster Bath - depends as well - 3-4kSecond bath 2k maxAll new plumbing - $2300Permits - $500Dumpster - $350ect...If you stand to only make 50k and never done this before I would stay away because your ALWAYS going to spend more the first time on something new.

But I don't think there are any laws anywhere that say a seller can't try to influence an appraisal.Of course, I could be wrong...but I'd love to see the regulation if it exists somewhere...

Just yesterday we recieved another email from the 'former' president stating that he is "re-nouncing" his resignation as well as the VP and coming back...My question is: Given all the rules, regulations, by-laws, (etc.) that dictate how an HOA board operates...Can they resign and literally change their minds two weeks later no bubbles no troubles?

Regulations prohibit any sort of advertising or investments by strangers.

Keith Barton,Farms and Foresting projects have different rules and regulations pertaining to that industry.Bill G.

As a college student I started by buying a house with an owner hold that was close to being demolished.I then rented all the rooms out to fellow students.We all worked at replacing the roof, plumbing, & the bottom course of limestone block as the walls were all limestone.Salt damp was a problem in the area & houses such as this we're collapsing on the first course of wall support.

Hello fellow investors,I was just informed about some upcoming FHA regulation changes to the way PMI insurance is handled and assessed.

Real estate syndication is a start to the process but there usually is a relationship built between the different parties involved and not as many people involved.I would be worried about complying with all the regulations involved with handling other people's investment money since that is not something that I am familiar with.

Since he didn't like them, they were the appropriate gear to go do plumbing.

Everything else -- as we make various updates over the next few years, we would like to update the electrical and plumbing (unless other landlords think that's $$ poorly spent).