For years now I have been investing in real estate while sketching - playing with pastels - experimenting with charcoal and electronic art -----  (see me on Flickr) --- I have discovered that many of my investors friends are also creative in the arts and that creativity splashes over to real estate investing and development of creative real estate ideas and profits.A friend - Steve Ferrandi - a commercial broker is a poet, he has beautiful book called "Seared With Ink".So many dreamscontained within a handfull of cornspread under a pink sunriseto white chickenswalking on dewy grassin the fresh air of the countryby the man released from his Brooks Brothers suit.I though it be interesting to see what your art is ..... and share some ideas and maybe connect art and investing - what's your artful story?

Maybe some free rent-back, short or long time to close, fresh baked cookies.

I would do some on-line investigation for your city/county/state to see if there are any rules specific to your area.

Interior ceiling needs to be replaced and fresh paint is needed throughout.

In the long run my wife and I want to get into large scale BRRRR investing.We are fresh and very hungry for education and experience.

Just an update that the sellers' agent is going to investigate increasing current rents prior to closing and is aware of the exact number we need to hit.

The bottom line is that I am preparing myself for a campaign that I know will generate phone calls and deals.Furthermore, in preparation of getting a deal under contract, I have also been investigating the type of contract and the verbage that should be in a contract to present to a potenial seller as well as where to open escrow. 

If all the house needs is fresh paint, new carpet, and new appliances, your repair estimate may be $20,000 too high.Finally - they really may not be motivated to sell.  

Though, with an unveiled threat left hanging over the conversation, one of the council members has said they will be hiring two new investigators at a cost of $200k/yr to operate sting operations to make sure landlords are in compliance.  

I'm the painter (and I use neutral paint) and I can be standing there showing a rental just freshly painted with a still wet paint brush in my hand and at least 50 percent of applicants will ask if they can paint.2.