When I go into a convenience store, I expect the guy behind the counter to check me out without yapping on his phone.

., large fenced in corner lotMaster bedroom has the half-bath attached, and full bath is in the main hallway.Large kitchen that flows into the dining room and decent sized living room.Repairs:Carpets need to be cleanedKitchen appliances (washer/dryer also)Bathrooms might need updated fixturesHome is freshly painted neutral beige througout and has updated light fixtures and fans.List Price: $23,500Offer: $19,999ARV: $55,000Rent: $600-700/monthFlip Price: $30,000 oboWhat do you think?

A good idea is to call local home improvement stores (Ace Hardware, local small lumber yards) and ask if they can refer contractors or subs.

Every retailer, from Mom and Pop's General Store to Wal Mart, buys wholesale and sells retail.

Instead, keep the 1st as a Sub and make sure you have in your Sub2 addendum that the seller is NOT allowed to take out a HELOC, Instead, YOU take out a HELOC as a 2nd considering HELOC's are much easier to qualify for and it's like a checking account that you could use in the future like, buy a few more houses Sub2 or even more importantly, if you take some money out of the HELOC and store it away safely in case the 1st calls due, you can use what you put away safely as a down payment for a conventional loan paying off the 1st/HELOC.

Proper screening of tenants will ensure that I get fresh green grass. :)

You only have to look at how many empty big-box store building there are around the country to understand that.

I'm willing to do the hard work, but I'm just short on the knowledge and guidance to make money.Brian,I was out at the local store and his house was on the way so I swung buy to check out the outside condition of the property.

, including U-haul, all deposits for a rental (they're probably going to move in a year or so anyway and may not be done cranking out babies), storage unit rental for the junk stored in the shed, cable and utility hook-up etc.

I just changed one out with my old man - neither of us are plumbers of any sort btw - and it took us a grand total of 1 1/2 hrs including trips to the hardware store.