This makes a perfect area to create a special outdoor oasis - so to speak. 

I don't think there is a perfect answer but in general, most folks will quit as soon as the going gets tough.

In addition to books, simply engaging the community in the landlording forums can provide you a wealth of info in this area, most of which is hands on (which most books lack).Vegas - You are in a perfect location (from my perspective) for landlording.

When talking with other wholesalers and investors are perfect opportunities to find out what do they have and what are they looking for.

If you're going to 5 auctions/month, that's fewer than 1 deal per auction per month to achieve your goal.That makes perfect sense...and seems very reasonable (though still pretty amazing in terms of total scale)...Thanks, Bryan!

thanks for the tips guys...i'm thinking about lightly sanding the affected areas and then painting to match the red brick...i'm sure it won't be a perfect match, but it'll be a lot less distracting than white

I personally believe this would be a mistake, with a few minor exceptions.Exception one: I bought a home a few years back that only needed about $20k in rehab so it was very light work for my area, kitchen was perfect and area was fantastic.

Bill Walston,You put it perfectly.

The judgement debtors never "perfected" their lien but the title company says they "might" come back 1,2,or 3 years from now and try to put lien on property, therefore, they won't issue title insurance.

As Ben mentioned, the labor is what's going to kill you on those old windows, labor and the fact that unless you have guys working for you that are real skilled at painting and glazing, they're probably not going to look "picture perfect" when they're done, either.