David Metlika, Realtor® with Keller Williams Realty Boynton Beach 954-801-9338 dmm561@gmail.com www.SFLHomeRealtor.com
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Foreclosures are cheap, but pitfalls may await buyers
ST. LOUIS – June 7, 2013 – Back in 2011, Christina and Brian Jenkins decided to take up a sideline as landlords. Since then, they’ve acquired three rental houses in the St. Louis area. Two of them were foreclosures.
They have advice for those who want to pick up a foreclosed house on the cheap, and it comes from a fairy tale.
“You have to go through a lot of frogs before you find a prince,” Christina Jenkins said.
The frogs may have ripped-out plumbing, or a crumbling roof or an air conditioner that disappeared. The princes sit in nice neighborhoods and need some paint, carpeting and other minor fixes.
The princes and frogs have one thing in common. They’re usually cheap compared with houses of similar size in the neighborhood. That’s what attracts landlords as well as would-be homeowners.
They have advice for those who want to pick up a foreclosed house on the cheap, and it comes from a fairy tale.
“You have to go through a lot of frogs before you find a prince,” Christina Jenkins said.
The frogs may have ripped-out plumbing, or a crumbling roof or an air conditioner that disappeared. The princes sit in nice neighborhoods and need some paint, carpeting and other minor fixes.
The princes and frogs have one thing in common. They’re usually cheap compared with houses of similar size in the neighborhood. That’s what attracts landlords as well as would-be homeowners.
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