But the buyers lender couldn't give me firm guidance on how much needed to be done on the house to be able to justify the increase in value for them to be able to get the loan done, so there was a chance that 30 days down the road before we close they'd have told me- 'nope, cant do the loan'- because what I did wasn't enough to support increase in value.So, ditched the buyers and rehabbing house myself- wasn't worth the hassle for the ~20k or so quick profit (after inspection repairs) I could have possibly made.Anyone who has done this successfully have tips to share?  

That will cut down on the need for phone calls down the road.

I do like the idea of making it look not vacant to criminals though.Ok say that you, don't post the address ever, and only give out lock box code to trusted individuals that you may have worked with before. 

I'm right up the road here in Lafayette. 

Or something resulting from criminal activity?

Estate" - Gravel road, half an acre and an outrageous tax bill."

I know what I'm going to reap a couple of years down the road.

Hola Nick, I'm just down the road from you in Austin.

The process in buying a foreclosure wasn't a piece of cake by no means and there were some uncomforable bumps in the road and the waiting I think was the worse part as patience isn't my strongest points.

My wife completely soured on buying in that section, and previously ruled out the properties along Blind Pass Road.