You are in one of the top most sought after markets in the country so competition is fierce right now but you can still find opportunities.Here are some of the the best ways to find off market commercial and multifamily properties is to compile lists from city and county websites if available or through a paid service like List source, Reonomy and CoStar or you can use free resources like Loopnet, CREXI, Ten-X commercial, Craigslist, tax database, general networking, brokers, property managers, title companies, environmental consultants, building inspection companies, appraisers, landscapers and other companies that service commercial and multifamily properties and driving for dollars.

Here are the numbers:Purchase price: 82kRenovations : 23kStaging/landscaping (did it myself): 475Holding costs: 1250So at this point I'm all in for about 107k. 

But its really low cost and they just take care of snow removal and landscaping.

Upgrades include fully remodeled kitchen (stainless steel appliances), partially remodeled bathroom, new carpet, new doors, new landscaping, new paint, and waterproofed basement.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Expenses are very minimal as there is not much besides landscaping, insurance, snow removal in the winter, and other very minimal expenses.

We did a full rehab on the inside and outside doing new paint inside and outside, new plank flooring, remodeled the kitchen and both baths, blew open the floor plan by eliminating some walls areas, redid some of the ducting for the HVAC system, new lighting throughout, front and back landscaping, leveled the floors, updated the light switches and outlets throughout and removed a fireplace that was badly damaged in an earthquake.

I learned how to to some plumbing/toilet repairs, sheet rock and texturing, simple landscaping, and honed in on interior painting.

Hi everyone, I'm curious to get a sense of the landscape across the United States on sewer lateral inspections.

Even though this is my home, I'm barely there (my family lives out of and I travel extensively for work) so I am looking to pay as little as possible for utilities (electric, water, sewer, landscaping, trash). 

@Jim PellerinJust by looking at the photos (because I cannot see the property) I put my own rehab estimate on it using [hopefully] worse case scenario;Bath and a half $7500.Kitchen rehab and appliances $13KNew roof (or other possible major find) 10KPaint and Flooring $$2500Exterior paint, Landscape, Misc. $5K