If you are in a depressed area or find yourself in a recession, the rent rates could be flat or decrease.

They call them Alley Flats.

Hello BP,I am thinking of using savvylane.com to sell my primary home instead of the traditional route. Did you have any experiences with Savvy Lane before [http://savvylane.com/]?How did the service work for you? Any...

Some Wholesalers are good and some are just flat out horrible, same with Real estate agents/ Brokers, Contractors, etc.

I'm renovating a house with flat roof. 

ok so I've got a decision to make...is it better to buy a condo flat out and flip it or buy a mortgage on a house to flip?

An idea that I might try.Write a simple skinny contract of sale one for each propertyMake the contract subject to and contingent on third party assignment.Subject to lien and judgment report (you need to know what is in the chain of title)Get good comps, you need to know the estimate market valueNeed to determine the estimate potential equity Once you get a list of liens, attempt to negotiate a discount; write an option to purchase the liens at the negotiated discount.Negotiate with a local auction company to sell them at public auction; auction them all in one day.The auction should be a "reserve" sale, the reserve is UNDISCLOSED TO THE PUBLICThe terms of the auction; as is, all cash and subject to the approval of lien and judgment holders and record ownerUse banking days in your contract (gives you more time to close)Make certain you use an auctioneer who sells real estate regularly and has a god reputationQuestions to the auctions company; how often to you sell real estate, where would you advertise the sale (news papers, internet, radio, etc. for how long will you advertise, can you give me an advertising proposal, how much advertising cost will you charge me, how do you get paid 1. flat fee, a buyer's premium, seller commission, do you cooperate with agents, how soon can you have the auction, what size signs will you install (sign on the property should be large, maybe a banner on the buildings), how many directional signs will you install, what deposits would you recommend (too high of a deposit will discourage bidding), will you mail post cards to selected areas, will you hand deliver brochures to businesses in the area, will they be black and white or color, will you give me a list of all inquires receivedYour should preview the auction company's disclosures and contractsAuctioneer should disclose and announce at the sale that the sale is an assignment sale.Auction sales should be conducted in front of the house, inspection should be one hour befor the live All high bids should be taken (even if the price is way lower than expected, this gives you and opportunity to negotiate with all  in the chain of title

I have a two story house that looks like an apartment and I converted the downstairs to a granny flat with a separate panel.

You need something 2-3' long, with some weight to it, and a flat thin chisel blade, so you can put some weight behind it, or use a 4-10# hammer.

@Jennifer Lee@Jeremy Pace@Devin Woods@Gary Swank Thank your for the useful information.personally, I like Sharpsburg because it's flat, no hills and FC school District, but houses are relatively small and very close to each other, Beechview: of course the T is a plus, but with hillsBellevue/Avalon: easy access to 79,279 and 65, but with hillsI know I shouldn't complain about hills since we are in Pittsburgh. but do you(or tenants) have any negative experience with it in those areas?