I am here to seek guidance and help if at all possible from many of the boards veterans.

However, I'd like to get some details on the veterans' initial deals.

As a 10 year veteran of the closing table I have presided over nearly 10,000 transactions, and during that period of time you get to see just about everything.

I have been lurking for a while and have already learned a lot.And thanks to the many veterans who willingly share their expertise with us newbies.

I would like to offer the fireplace to the tenants, but am curious about the opinions of veteran landlords.

This company, I believe was founded by Ann goldschmidt and I attended a seminar held be veteran investor Ed Lisogar.

I'm not a long-time REI veteran, but I'm doing two deals right now, and I can't imagine getting this done without my realtor.

"Equity" is a word that is used a lot but in my opinion, there are a lot of people who might not understand how it can be very misleading.Having read the responses of the board veterans, I really can't offer any insight over & above what they have said already.I wanted to relay a story that I think might offer another way to view "Equity."

Zaio's response is the trash is picked up every week from every address (more or less) so visiting all the property once a year is not that hard.They are using what I will call a Dell model and charging appraisers and photographers a fee for exclusive territories.

Personally for me I would want to find a local deca-millionaire veteran/seasoned investor that has a business plan that is very similar to mine and work for him (small maintenance items, cutting grass, collecting rents, placing bandit signs, researching deeds, etc) free of charge for a month or two as he explains to me why he does what he's doing and takes me with him when he's analyzing and negotiating deals.What I don't like is the fluff in the guru pitches that don't really tell you what to do and make everything sound like it's as easy as buying a certificate of deposit.