The cost to buy a laundromat can vary widely depending on the size, location, condition of the equipment, and goodwill.

There's other dialers out there that's more custom tailored to organizing calls, lead follow-up plus much more cost effective and honest with a live customer service line.

If there's a family member or friend in a similar situation, and you can both align on the initial plan (location, home type, price, usage/occupancy, etc) you can pretty easily get a co-ownership agreement in place and even a joint mortgage.The benefit here is it might open up your ability to buy a larger place in a nicer area which could lead to a faster rate of appreciation and overall better living environment. 

., buyers and sellers making decisions based on current interest rates or market conditions).3.

With market conditions as they are I don't want to be too restrictive.  

I’m back now and looking for some guidance on an idea that caught my attention.An old high school friend of mine has been buying older houses, either renovating or tearing them down and rebuilding, depending on their condition.

But as a new investor, sometimes this advice leads you to only have cheerleaders in your life.

However, if you're a W2 high income earner or business owner, I can't imagine it makes any sense to flip houses, mail mass post cards, wholesale, or build lead gen websites with the value of your time being better spent other places (such as learning about real estate and increasing your income through proven means), such as at your 9-5pm or growing your business, and your real estate is a long term process and you don't need "home run" deals to qualify or make it work.

Brokers either get leads through a network of brokers in other disciplines or organic contacts.

The problem is, everybody puts together deals they think are good, but in my experience as a lead underwriter, asset manager, and now fund manager, I throw out 99% of deals that are put in front of me.Listen to podcasts about passive investments and how to conduct due diligence as an LP.