Forbes: What Everyone Should Know Before Investing in Real Estate

Don’t Over-Improve Your First Flip 

Investors need to reexamine the “Why?” of their first investment. Who is your target demo and what are their limitations? If you are improving for the purpose of renting, choose a simpler and replaceable finish (butcherblock counters and subway tile). If you are buying to resell, look at what is working best in the neighborhood where you sell and use it as guidance. – Courtney Poulos, ACME Real Estate

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