I remember how fascinated I was with everything that had to do with REI, every askepct of it: I liked the idea of owning property, the financial concept, I love taking something run down and making it really nice again, I like working with people - maybe you feel the same way.

Now, another 50 years downstream... maybe even 30 years...the incredibly clever and fascinating waste sorting centers may get good enough that is is actually price competitive with landfills.

Thanks for these insights, fascinating!

2) I’m fascinated by this and I really would like to make more money- though i don’t want to put the cart before the horse, I have been thinking of businesses to increase my income (and get out of teaching).

I am young and fascinated with real estate and its potential.

In the meantime I will teach her the art and science of real estate investing and she will learn how to run and manage the investment.

I would definitely say that underwriting is more of an art than a science.  

The idea of “per month” seems overly ambitious at the moment… focus on your first deal… while not rocket science, there is a learning curve to real estate… to which this post is part of it.  

Well, it's more of an art than a science, but more or less: the ARV is what a similarly rehabbed house of the same approximate size, geographic location, and amenities would sell for/has sold for.

I've always been fascinated with building wealth and generating passive income, but I can't seem settle with one thing and run with it.