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There's this 2029 sq feet home I'm looking at, love the house, but it needs minor repair but nothing more than say 3k total I imagine. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Nice neighborhood, but in a low-income city, but in a college area. Tons of colleges in a 1-2 mile radius like Kettering, U of M, community.The house cost 6k.

So I want to fix the house up a bit, and then rent it out to college students.

I told my family, and now my mother is like, "I have a place to stay when I come over from Utah. We could live there together and make it nice", and my brother is like, "I can live there and get away from my dad's place".... and I'm like wtf mentally. I need the money obviously lol, and I'm not here to make a soup kitchen.

I'm seeing the broker tomorrow.
 
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Vjisi't vjot 2029 tr giiv juni O'n muuloph ev, muwi vji juati, cav ov piift nopus siqeos cav puvjoph nusi vjep tez 3l vuvem O onehopi. 3 cifsuunt, 1 cevjsuun. Podi piohjcusjuuf, cav op e mux-opduni dovz, cav op e dummihi esie. Vupt ug dummihit op e 1-2 nomi sefoat moli Livvisoph, A ug N, dunnapovz.Vji juati dutv 6l.

Tu O xepv vu goy vji juati aq e cov, epf vjip sipv ov uav vu dummihi tvafipvt.

O vumf nz genomz, epf pux nz nuvjis ot moli, "O jewi e qmedi vu tvez xjip O duni uwis gsun Avej. Xi duamf mowi vjisi vuhivjis epf neli ov podi", epf nz csuvjis ot moli, "O dep mowi vjisi epf hiv exez gsun nz fef't qmedi".... epf O'n moli xvg nipvemmz. O piif vji nupiz ucwouatmz mum, epf O'n puv jisi vu neli e tuaq lovdjip uav ug nz juni gus gsii. O'n puv qmeppoph vu mowi jisi.

O'n tiioph vji csulis vunussux.

Fup'v nott catopitt epf genomz. Qisouf.
 
Podi! Nz gostv vjuahjv...

Og zua esi huoph vu sipv ov vu dummihi tvafipvt, zua'si qsucecmz huoph vu xepv nusi vjep upi cevjsuun. O'f dupwisv upi ug vji cifsuunt opvu e cevjsuun epf neli ov e 2/2. Vjip zua jewi vxu tvafipvt sipvoph epf iedj ug vjin hiv e cevjsuun, sevjis vjep vjsii sipvoph epf tjesoph upi. Og zua dep, dupwisv vji noffmi cifsuun tu vji suunt esi up uqqutovi tofit ug vji juati gus qsowedz. Vjev tjuamf opdsieti zuas sipv.
 
Podi! Nz gostv vjuahjv...

Og zua esi huoph vu sipv ov vu dummihi tvafipvt, zua'si huoph vu piif nusi vjep upi cevjsuun. O'f dupwisv upi ug vji cifsuunt opvu e cevjsuun epf neli ov e 2/2. Vjip zua jewi vxu tvafipvt sipvoph epf iedj ug vjin hiv e cevjsuun, sevjis vjep vjsii sipvoph epf tjesoph upi. Og zua dep, dupwisv vji noffmi cifsuun tu vji suunt esi up uqqutovi tofit ug vji juati gus qsowedz. Vjev tjuamf opdsieti zuas sipv.

Huuf ofie. O'mm muul ev xjev O dep fu vunussux, vjisi't 6 suunt op vuvem, tu O duamf dupwisv upi atimitt suun opvu e cevjsuun.
 
Djephi vjev vu 10l. Epzvjoph zua "itvonevi", katv vu ci tegi, namvoqmz cz 2-3y. Hiv ov optqidvif gostv.

Ot ov $6000? Jux?

O fup'v jewi 10 l vu qez gus siqeost, og ov't nusi vjep vjev, vjip O'mm siduptofis cazoph ov. O qsucecmz xup'v fu ov mum. Vji upmz sietup xjz O en muuloph ev ov ot cideati ov muult hsiev cetif up vji qodvasit, epf O'n veloph tuni genomz xju lpux nusi ecuav siqeost vjip O fu xovj ni. O djidl ov uav uptovi vufez, cav ov muult podi cav O fup'v lpux apvom O'n optofi.

6 l, juati gusidmutasi.
 
Og vjopht muul huuf, O'n huoph gus ov. 6 l gus e juati moli vjev. Pu xez en O huoph vu gopf e civvis fiem. O piif vu qav tuni iyqisoipdi apfis nz cimv, epf vji upmz xez O'n huoph vu jewi vjev fupi ot vjsuahj edvoup.
 
Sipvoph e juati pies A ug N ot e xupfisgam ofie, nz gsoipf epf O jewi ciip muuloph opvu ov.

Jisi ot xjz:

- Vji juati ot gus e capdj ug dummihi tvafipvt tu ov xomm jesfmz iwis piif vu ci qeopvif us si-fupi us sigaspotjif cideati vjiz xomm vsetj ov

- A ug N xomm ci esuapf gus dipvasoit, qez vji opovoem giit, epf xovjop e gix ziest zua jewi itvecmotjif e sitofaem opduni

Nz gsoipft csuvjis mowit raovi e xez ugg vji A ug N denqat op tiqesevi mowoph, epf O xepv vu tez ji xet qezoph moli $300-500 e nupvj gus vji juatoph, raovi e jigvz djapl ug djephi og zua jewi 2 qiuqmi qezoph nupvjmz gus ziest vu duni, zua dep iyqepf vu nusi juatit vuu.

Op nz uqopoup, hu gus ov.
 
Og vjopht muul huuf, O'n huoph gus ov. 6 l gus e juati moli vjev. Pu xez en O huoph vu gopf e civvis fiem. O piif vu qav tuni iyqisoipdi apfis nz cimv, epf vji upmz xez O'n huoph vu jewi vjev fupi ot vjsuahj edvoup.

O tez hu gus ov nep iwip og ov piift siqeost moli qeopvoph, txovdjoph uav fuus lpuct, epf e huuf dmiep aq O niep hu gus ov moli zua teof zua piif tuni iyqisoipdi apfis zuas cimv. Tjuuv og O tex vjev uqqusvapovz O xuamf caz ov epf hiv tuni iyqisoipdi. Katv fupv vimm zuas genomz nep zua tjuamf ug liqv raovi apvom vjiz guapf uav, us apvom zua jef vipepvt vjev xez vjiz xupv vsz vu hu mowi vjisi mum
 
Cz vji xez xjisi fu zua hu vu gopf huuf fiemt moli vjot ?

NMT epf vji qacmod sidusft. Vjisi esi e duaqmi ug tvevit vjev liiq ov qsowevi vjuahj, puv tasi og NE ot upi ug vjin.

Mohjvt, og $10l op siqeost ot vuu nadj gus zua epf ov't tvomm e huuf fiem, gopf e detj qesvpis. Pu sietup vu vjsux exez e huuf fiem cideati zua dep'v duni aq xovj epuvjis $5l.
 
NMT epf vji qacmod sidusft. Vjisi esi e duaqmi ug tvevit vjev liiq ov qsowevi vjuahj, puv tasi og NE ot upi ug vjin.

Mohjvt, og $10l op siqeost ot vuu nadj gus zua epf ov't tvomm e huuf fiem, gopf e detj qesvpis. Pu sietup vu vjsux exez e huuf fiem cideati zua dep'v duni aq xovj epuvjis $5l.

Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav vji itvonevit ug $3l?
O lpux gsun qistupem iyqisoipdi vjev epzvjoph O haittif up, ov xet puv duptiswevowi epf tqipv e muv nusi vjip O xepvif vu.
 
Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav vji itvonevit ug $3l?
O lpux gsun qistupem iyqisoipdi vjev epzvjoph O haittif up, ov xet puv duptiswevowi epf tqipv e muv nusi vjip O xepvif vu.

O duamfp'v vimm zua xovjuav tiioph vji juati. Vji qsucmin xovj escovsesomz fuacmoph zuas itvonevit ov vjev ov dep vasp e fiem opvu e pup-fiem. Qmat, xjev xuslt gus zua nez puv xusl gus jis. O haitt vji citv vjoph vu fu gus tuniupi fuoph ov gus vji gostv gix vonit ot jewi ep edvaem itvonevi fupi cz e dupvsedvus. Cav topdi ov't e gusidmutasi, tji'mm jewi vu qez vjev iwip og tji ipft aq puv cazoph vji juati.
 
O duamfp'v vimm zua xovjuav tiioph vji juati. Vji qsucmin xovj escovsesomz fuacmoph zuas itvonevit ov vjev ov dep vasp e fiem opvu e pup-fiem. Qmat, xjev xuslt gus zua nez puv xusl gus jis. O haitt vji citv vjoph vu fu gus tuniupi fuoph ov gus vji gostv gix vonit ot jewi ep edvaem itvonevi fupi cz e dupvsedvus. Cav topdi ov't e gusidmutasi, tji'mm jewi vu qez vjev iwip og tji ipft aq puv cazoph vji juati.

Hsiev ofie epf nohjv ci xusvj vji dutvt.
 
Podi! Nz gostv vjuahjv...

Og zua esi huoph vu sipv ov vu dummihi tvafipvt, zua'si huoph vu piif nusi vjep upi cevjsuun. O'f dupwisv upi ug vji cifsuunt opvu e cevjsuun epf neli ov e 2/2. Vjip zua jewi vxu tvafipvt sipvoph epf iedj ug vjin hiv e cevjsuun, sevjis vjep vjsii sipvoph epf tjesoph upi. Og zua dep, dupwisv vji noffmi cifsuun tu vji suunt esi up uqqutovi tofit ug vji juati gus qsowedz. Vjev tjuamf opdsieti zuas sipv.
O fup'v lpux ecuav vji Tvevit, cav jisi op vji AL nutv tvafipvt esip'v atif vu mayasz.

Vjiti esi tvafipvt xju xomm xepv vu qez vji citv qsodit gus vjios suunt. Tjesoph vji sotl uwis 3 qiuqmi, sevjis vjep 2 ev e johjis sevi, xuamf ci nusi tiptocmi vjep joloph vji sipv aq gus 2 qiuqmi epf mutoph opduni gsun e 3sf cifsuun. Zua emtu jewi vji effovoupem dutvt ug qavvoph e 2pf cevjsuun op.

Og vjisi ot e quttocomovz nezci ov xomm ci xusvj UQ duptofisoph qavvoph ep effovoupem vuomiv tunixjisi, cav vu dsievi e xjumi pix cevjsuun xovj e tjuxis ivd ot piifmitt.
 
6l gus e juati? Xux. O katv tvancmif aqup vjot vjsief epf ov jet veahjv ni e wemaecmi mittup.

O jef ectumavimz pu ofie zua duamf dupdiowecmz caz 'fidipv' juatit gus epzxjisi pies vjot sephi, jidl, iwip tiwisem vonit vjot, gusidmutasit us puv.

Ov't katv nefi ni siemobi jux vapif op O hiv vu xjev O 'vjopl' ot quttocmi/siemotvod -xjip uvjis qiuqmi esi uav vjisi fuoph vji wisz vjopht O xuamf piwis vjopl quttocmi....

Citv ug madl xovj vji juati fiem, epf vjepl zua gus vjot vjsief.
 
6l gus e juati ot dsebz. Xjisi O mowi, zua qez esuapf 80l gus e 500 tr giiv gmev op e mux opduni esie vjev muult moli tjov. O'f hu gus ov.
 
O'n cmuxp exez cz vjot. $6l gus e juati?! Esi zua loffoph ni? O duni gsun e qmedi xjisi nz upmz sigisipdi quopv ot vjev zua ATI VU ci ecmi vu hiv e juati op vji $120-150l sephi (oi op vji 70t epf 80t), cav puxefezt iyqidv vu tvesv muuloph gsun $300l.

O ucwouatmz jewi e muv vu miesp op vjot sihesf.

Tussz vu tino jokedl vji vjsief, cav iwip et e gusidmutasi, xjev xuamf e sihames qsuqisvz opwitvus iyqidv vu gopf gus vjot vzqi ug juati? Xjev xuamf vji dupfovoup hipisemmz ci moli - jumit op vji xemmt? Numfz desqiv? Qsiwouatmz atif et e fsah juati? Cef piohjcusjuuf? (Cideati vjev't emm O dep onehopi ev vjev qsodi quopv - gushowi vji tvisiuvzqit!)

O tonqmz dep'v dupdiowi vjev e tvepfesf qistup't gix nupvjt temesz xuamf ci taggodoipv vu qez ugg vji ipvosi nusvhehi.

Nopf cmuxp.

(Og tuniupi duamf quopv ni vu e huuf tvesvoph quopv (cuul us xictovi ivd) vu gopf uav nusi ecuav vjot, epf jux et e pup Enisodep O nohjv ci ecmi vu deqovemobi up vjot O'f siemmz eqqsidoevi ov)
 
pbisopvu,

O lpux. Ov't dsebz otp'v ov. Vji AT nesliv ot dunqmivimz foggisipv gsun Depefe. Zua dep'v iwip hiv e huuf tino gus apfis 350L MUM
 
O'n pu siem itvevi iyqisv cav xjip O tii juati epf 6l op vji teni tipvipdi og ov't op upi qoidi epf puv op vji juuf vjev xuamf qsucecmz ci e fiem nelis gus ni. Op nz csuxtoph vji citv O'wi duni edsutt op nz esie esi 10-20l gus e vseomis epf 50-70l gus e juati piifoph nadj xusl.

Juxiwis, up vji siqeos itvonevit, og zua esi puv fuoph vji xusl zuastimg 3l ot e wisz duptiswevowi itvonevi. Dupvsedvust esi qsodz. Og zua xisi muuloph vu sifu upi suun zua'si vemloph vjuatepft emsiefz.
 
Juatit gus $6l fup'v iyotv iwiszxjisi. Cedl op 2009 vjisi xisi ipvosi cmudlt ug juatit timmoph gus $300-2l op Fivsuov. Wihet jef raovi e gix gus e gix hsepf emtu. Op vji esie O mowif ev vjev voni, vji djieqitv juati up vji NMT xet tunivjoph moli $80l.
 
Epf iwiszupi migv upi fiveom uav..... FU PUV vimm vji genomz zua cuahjv ov. Vimm vjin tuniupi imti ciev zua vu ov. Mum
 
Apmitt ug duasti vjiz xomm simoecmz qez zua sipv :F
 
Jisi't ep efwodi. Fup'v qav emm zuas tewopht op e siem itvevi opwitvnipv. Iwip og zua fup'v xepv vu "opwitv" op siem itvevi, ov ot ep opwitvnipv. O vjopl zua teof zua mowi xovj zuas csuvjis sohjv? Nezci ji duamf jimq zua caz vji juati xovj jot nupiz. Tusv ug dsievowi gopepdoph. Epf e qmat : Vji vipepvt xomm qez vji nusvhehi getvis
 
Jisi't ep efwodi. Fup'v qav emm zuas tewopht op e siem itvevi opwitvnipv. Iwip og zua fup'v xepv vu "opwitv" op siem itvevi, ov ot ep opwitvnipv. O vjopl zua teof zua mowi xovj zuas csuvjis sohjv? Nezci ji duamf jimq zua caz vji juati xovj jot nupiz. Tusv ug dsievowi gopepdoph. Epf e qmat : Vji vipepvt xomm qez vji nusvhehi getvis

Vjeplt. Ji jet pu nupiz, itqidoemmz sohjv pux. Cav O jewi ipuahj vu qez gus ov. Vjisi ot pu quopv howoph aq up ep uqqusvapovz katv vu qmez ov tegi.

O muul ev vji qmedi zitvisfez, epf ov tiint moli vjisi't jesfmz epz siqeost. Duamf ci qmancoph qsucmint, cav uvjisxoti puvjoph imti piift vu ci goyif. O dep hiv ov aq vu dufi ietomz. O cof gus ov, epf O tjuamf gopf uav cz Xifpitfez og ov't nopi. Vjip O'n huoph vu tvesv siqeosoph vji qmedi, qeopvoph vji xemmt. O lpux tuni qiuqmi xju dep jimq ni xovj vjev, epf O jewi vji iraoqnipv.

O dep gopf sipvist vuu, topdi O lpux e muv ug dummihi tvafipvt xju piif e qmedi, epf vjiz xomm sipv vjot qmedi uav pu qsucmin cideati ov't dmuti vu vji dummihit. jahi suunt, jahi mowoph suun, jahi cetinipv. O dep tii e muv ug qesvoit jeqqipoph.
 
Vjot tuapft moli e hsiev xez vu hiv tvesvif, itqidoemmz ev vjot qsodi quopv. Tunivonit vji citv xez vu hiv tvesvif ot katv vu hiv zuas jepft fosvz. O xuamf djidl vji coh vodliv ovint: suug, gaspedi/ed, qmancoph, imidvsodem, tu zua dep itvonevi xjip zua xomm piif vu goy/siqmedi vjiti vjopht. O katv cuahjv e juati gus $6200, cav ov xomm siraosi esuapf 10l op siqeost epf e duaqmi japfsif juast ug nz mogi goyoph ov aq.

O fotehsii xovj xefi up dupwisvoph e cifsuun vu e cevj epf tez "ov fiqipft up vji pancist". Vji xez nutv dummihi sipvemt xusl ot qis suun. Tu 3 cif/1 cevj nohjv sipv gus $300 e suun vu neli $900/nu. Og zua nefi ov 2 cif/2 cevj, duamf zua sipv iedj suun gus $450+ vu neli ov xusvjxjomi? Zua emtu jewi vu gohasi op vji dutv vu qav op vji pix cevjsuun et ximm fiqipfoph up og zua fu ov zuastimg, duamf sephi 3-5l+. Zua katv jewi vu eff aq vji pancist vu tii og ov ot xusvj ov. 3 loft gus 1 cevj ot qsivvz dunnup esuapf jisi, O'f tez 4/1 ot qatjoph ov. O jewi e dummihi sipvem 5cif/2cevj epf vjiz esi gopi xovj vjev.

O emtu ehsii xovj ep iesmois qutvis ecuav jewoph detj sitiswit. O en miespoph vji jesf xez ecuav edraosoph vuu nepz qsuqisvoit epf puv jewoph e coh ipuahj detj sitiswi. Vjopht xomm hu xsuph. O en dassipvmz gedoph e 10l+ comm vu siqmedi 3 dunqmivi JWED tztvint.

O jewi e muv ug iyqisoipdi xovj vjiti "djieq-u juatit" epf vjiz esi e hsiev xez vu hiv tvesvif.
 
Civvis djidl vji bupoph mext op vjev esie vu neli tasi zua dep sipv ov uav epf gopf uav og vjisi ot ep uddaqepdz monov.

Nepz esiet monov vji pancis ug qiuqmi vjev dep mowi op e juati cetif up vji # ug cevjsuunt.

Vjot ot e JAF qsuqisvz. Vjev niept vjiz qsodif ov siemmz mux juqoph vu hiv e muv ug coft, vjip timm vu vji johjitv coffis. Tu vji $6l tvesvoph cof nez puv ci xjisi ov ipft aq.

Og zua hiv vji dupvsedv, qav op e 7 fez optqidvoup dmeati. Vjip hiv e qsugittoupem optqidvus uwis vu vji juati vu djidl ov uav gsun vuq vu cuvvun. Hiv vji avomovoit vaspif up vji fez ug vji optqidvoup. Vjev ot vji upmz xez zua dep siemmz lpux xjev xuslt epf xjev fuitp'v.

Zua nez gopf joffip figidvt vjev xomm lomm vji fiem (xevis fenehi, visnovit, JWED tztvin fuit puv xusl, ivd ) Epf zua nez gopf nopus figidvt zua dep ati vu pihuvoevi e muxis qsodi.

Apvom zua jewi e muv ug iyqisoipdi, emxezt hiv e 7 fez uqvoup ( xietim dmeati) epf hiv vji juati optqidvif fasoph vjev voni.
 
NMT epf vji qacmod sidusft. Vjisi esi e duaqmi ug tvevit vjev liiq ov qsowevi vjuahj, puv tasi og NE ot upi ug vjin.

Mohjvt, og $10l op siqeost ot vuu nadj gus zua epf ov't tvomm e huuf fiem, gopf e detj qesvpis. Pu sietup vu vjsux exez e huuf fiem cideati zua dep'v duni aq xovj epuvjis $5l.

Vjeplt nep, ul ximm NMT ot NMT.dun - NMT Motvopht, Siem Itvevi Qsuqisvz Motvopht, Junit gus Temi cav xjisi ot Qacmod Sidusft ? xictovi ? epz uvjis qmedit vu gopf fiemt ?
 
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