(RENTED)Three bedroom in South Buffalo, $650/month plus security, utilities

This apartment has been rented- but please check back, thanks!
Great apartment in a great area- yard, quiet street, shared parking.

The address is 55 Mineral Springs Road, front lower. Please see map below for directions:


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This 3 bedroom was painstakingly rehabbed over the course of several years, with much of the work occurring in 2010. New flooring, most windows replaced with double-paned modern windows(no more plastic to tape up each year!). Some flooring is being replaced currently, and some painting is being done, so the apartment will have a slightly different color scheme than shown below.
The rent is $650/month, plus security and utilities(owner pays water/sewer/garbage, tenants pay heat/hot water/cooking gas/electric.)

We will show this apartment Saturday, 9/14, between 1:00 and 2:00, or if you'd like to see it earlier,
please call Mike at 716-698-5612 for a  private showing.

And please note- we will show this apartment until we have a security deposit in hand. If you like it, please have the security deposit on hand.

This apartment has a fridge and stove, no need to bring your own.
With so much space and such nice finishes, how can you not fall in love with this apartment?
Besides the above modifications, the furnace and hot water tank were replaced within the last 3 years, so your utility bills should be lower than average.
Located on Mineral Springs Road near Seneca Street.

We also have a three bedroom in Riverside linked below:
Riverside 3-bedroom

Renovated 3 Bedroom upper, Riverside, near Kenmore, porch, yard, parking, pets ok! $650/month plus utilities, security, open house Thursday 8/8

This apartment has been rented.

This Buffalo three bedroom upper has a shared front porch, a private front balcony, a private attic for storage, and a driveway(shared with the lower tenant, but there's plenty of space).
Located in Riverside, near Kenmore.

Plus, there's a washer/dryer in the basement, shared with the other tenant, so no more driving to the laundry with a handful of quarters- save gas, time, and money by doing the laundry at home.

There's a backyard for barbecues, it's fenced on a few sides but open to the driveway.
We love cats and dogs! But no pitbulls/staffordshires.
No smoking allowed in the apartment.

Please call or text Mike at 716-698-5612 with any questions.
$650/month plus security, utilities.

Plus we also have a three bedroom available in South Buffalo linked below:
South Buffalo 3-bedroom


Here are the post-rehab pictures:

Here are a few pictures at the early part of the rehab process. Notice how much better it looks now from the pictures above.

Address is : 171 Newfield St(right off Esser Ave) Click link below to see it on a map:

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[RENTED]Large Burg Studio- all utilities included!

This apartment has been rented. However, we have a Troy one bedroom becoming available around late August/early September, 2013, for an amazing price of $475/month+.

This studio has high ceilings, some off-street parking(shared), and a yard right outside of your front door.
You have your own private entrance that is not shared by anyone else.
There's a coin-op laundry literally steps from your door- no need to waste gas driving to the laundromat anymore.
All utilities included, $540 plus security, available September 10th.
One dog or two cats are fine, no pits or staffordshires please(do you have a pitbull or staffordshire? See the link at the bottom of this post for my recommendation.)

And- we have two bedroom apartments which often come up for rent in the same building. None are currently available, but generally one becomes available every two months or so. If you want to live near your friends, bring them along! See those apartments at the below link:
http://directlend.blogspot.com/2010/12/two-br-with-hardwood-floors-heat.html

What can you do if you have a pitbull or staffordshire? They are amazing dogs, and I love them, but most landlords do not accept them. If you have one of these dogs, maybe you should consider purchasing your own home. The below linked house is for sale at $99,000, has two units, so you can live in one and rent out the other. You'll have your own yard so Fido can run free. After considering the rental income you'll receive, it's probably cheaper to live here than to rent elsewhere. Of course, you'll have to be able to get a mortgage at a decent rate, but there it is. Have a look:
Affordable North Troy Two Family Home

The post-rehab photos! What a difference a day makes.

[PLEASE NOTE: This property is no longer for sale and I have refinanced it on excellent terms. However, I have kept this post for all to see. Some people enjoy looking at this stuff. I prefer reading books, watching Dexter, and I even enjoy Flipping Out. That guy Jeff is almost as neurotic as I am!]

This 10-unit property, which is now 100% occupied, is now available for sale at $450,000. The property boasts a bit over 7000 square feet, a nice mix of studios, 1 bedrooms, 2 bedrooms, and 3 bedroom apartments, and has an annual rent roll just slightly under $70,000. Further increases are possible, as three of the present tenants are legacy tenants(they came with the building), and as such they are paying dramatically below market rents.

It is located on 5th avenue near RPI, just a little north of Federal St(and south of Jacob St.)

Another possibility, equally palatable to the owner, would be to accept mortgage financing from a bank or private entity. The owner would accept a first-lien loan in the amount of anywhere from $175k to $250k, at 8% interest-only, with a balloon at the end of four or five years. Alternatively, the owner would accept an amortizing loan with a longer term. 

If you're interested in either of the above scenarios, please comment on this blog and leave your name, email, and number. The comments are not public, so nobody will see them but the owner of this building.

A day didn't make much difference. But three months and about $100k did.
Not that you'd recognize it- but the above photo comes from the apartment that was swimming in junk.
As do the next few shots:

This is from townhouse 1:

Back to townhouse 2:

This shows a decorative fireplace/mantle with some artwork that was painted onto some sort of fabric.

Have you lost count of the decorative fireplaces yet? I have!

Click below to go to the pre-rehab photos! Watch out- they're scary!

http://directlend.blogspot.com/p/finance-or-purchase-your-choice-this.html