I've been lucky in that all my previous condos were bought vacant which allowed me to get in and renovate and change our wear items which gives me long term peace of mind.

I've never worked with Direct Buy but you will want to get materials from stores that stock items.

. - I'd love to hear exactly which items and how you challenged them regarding your closing costs savings.

@Parker Tankus I just came across this Google Docs video and thought you would definitely find this useful.Check out the video here http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/11/google-launches-add-on-store-for-google-docs/.

If you are familiar with Dave Ramsey this is what he calls the debt snowball. 2)  If your parents want to get out of maintenance issues they can sell each house in item 1 with owner financing as it is paid off, they will have residual income but no longer be on the hook for maintenance.  

Used appliance stores will take appliances that they can recondition and resell.

Growing up, I was surrounded by entrepreneurs and RE Investing(mom had rental property, dad was a contractor, granddad owned several women's apparel stores, etc).

During this option "free look" period, you will need to get a professional inspection, detailed line item bid for work to be done, appraisal and line up financing.The problem with a $100K deal is that it takes 3/4 of the time of a $1 million deal, so your return on hours invested is much less.

Example: sandwich customer would see sign in store that says text YUM to 12345 for special deals.

Quick roundup, get ready for this:18 units (going from studios to huge luxury lofts) spread over the upper floors of 3 retail stores (big franchises) in the main shopping street (one entrance, 3 addresses, if you follow). 95% of the construction done...