I just finished reading Buy and Rent Forclosures byJoseph Neilson.

Mr Neilson advocates stripping houses of central air, garbage disposals and many other amenities in order to eliminate maintenance costs.

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Hello everyone, there is a duplex in the NorthWest Chicago suburbs that I'm very interested in, listed for 250K, rents total for about 2500-2600/month combined for both units.  Its a complete remodel (don't know about...

I had some properties near D.C. when hurricane Sandy hit, and got flooding in the basements that we had just refinished. We had to remove some drywall, and carpet pad and start over. I would love to hear what others d...

Hey All,I have a group of investors looking at things in Vine City, Atlanta, GA. There is so much potential there, yet it will take some heavy investment to get it looking like what is going on at all sides. Downtow...

Hi,I will be doing a walk through of a HUD home with a flooded basement.  The basement flooded because the electricity was cut to the house during a storm.  The basement has not flooded since then.  I will be doing a ...

I bought a rehab house about a month ago.  Contractor starting performing the work replacing the HVAC units, tearing the plaster from three of the walls, electrical wiring being moved, and the laundry being moved back...

I can’t find someone yet to come pump it in a Sunday. The toilets and showers are unusable and the family has some kids. 
1) what are my options?
2) am I obligated to put them in a hotel until tomorrow when someone ...

Hi, we purchased a 4 unit (all 2 bed 1 bath) on riverfront here in Harrisburg, PA that we are trying to improve into more luxury type apartments, one unit was already renovated really nicely (long story) and is up for...

Hey guys we have recently had our offer accepted on a listing in Cleveland and received our home inspection agreement. In it, it covers a vast majority of items but noticed optional add ons: radon, termite, surface/ai...

Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $188,500

Cash invested: $23,000

We just closed on this off-market turn-key duplex in my hometown of Searcy...