Its a real down to earth, and really simplifies the way to financial independance.

The "how to scan" part will depend on the type of scanner you have, and whether it came with any software to help simplify the process.

Edited:  Chaz, you are correct, thank you, well said.Mike, Simplified, when you bought at 70K that was the value, it was worth 70K.

If doubling the estimated time puts us over the "time budget" then we'll have a discussion on how to scale down the project (by simplifying the design, changing the size of a particular build, or switching to a faster-to-install material).

A couple of books to consider on the mathematics of real estate investing:"Mastering Real Estate Investment- examples, metrics and case studies" by Frank GallinelliI found this to be very useful"The Real Estate Math Handbook-Simplified solutions for the real estate investor" by Jamaine BurrellA simpler read that covers the basics

Sorry for the seemingly overly simplified question.

I still like my over simplified view: As the herd buys - the prices rise and when they stop buying and the selling starts prices fall.

I'll simplify for a single house.Multi-touch--I am communicating with my prospects or target audience more than onceMulti-medium--a sign AND CraigsListSustained--stay at it until you have the desired resultsTargeted--know your ideal demographic and get in front of themGuerrilla differentiation--stand out from the others.

This was a commercial property, so that simplified renegotiating the terms of the original note.

Either way, it can be simplified and eliminate the need for this massive IRS system.