It will mean that I'll be interacting with realtors and home buyers regularly. 

I can not reach my regular lender and need urgently a LSR before the property is gone.

I honestly don't think caulking around the sink, paint patches from holes on the dry wall, oil hinges, cleaning and basic maintenance would cost that much.

I also realized that there's a lot of house flipping work that I actually enjoy doing - I enjoy putting together IKEA cabinets, painting, cleaning, doing landscaping - but I enjoy them when I'll see some fruits for those labors!

The South Sound meet-up is the week afterwards I believe.I do not yet know of any regularly scheduled meet-up in the areas you're talking about...I believe though, that @Kat Rogers, @Timothy Daniels, and @Scott Price all operate out of the Oak Harbor/Burlington region.

Guessing could potentially pick up $20+k...property is closing at $243k, so it's not a huge investment to begin with....or stick with original plan and clean it up a bit, with projected rents producing $700-900/month net income after pretty conservative numbers.  

(repaint, refinished hardwood floors, minor plumbing, minor electrical, and lots of cleaning)Total cash invested: $4,834.60Rent: $625/mo + $25/mo per pet Thankfully we signed a 12 month lease about two weeks after closing on August 1st.

For those of you who have a vacation condo, do you use the resort’s rental program or do you market your rental yourself through sites like VRBO or HOMEAWAY and find your own cleaning company, etc.?

You can regularly purchase acreage properties here for under $3,000 (total price) or less by sending out direct mail.

Mixed-use requires a lot of time.Commercial BPO is much more involved similar to an appraisal than a CMA.A regular appraisal for commercial runs 2,000 to 8,000 generally depending on what it is.