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Real estate investment is the vehicle I have chosen to help liberate me from being leveraged by employers.Thoughts?

Carpet shall be of Xxx quality, and color chosen by owner.Vacuum carpet, clean windows and general wipe down of room once completed.This list above looks anal, and it very well is.

My girlfriend accepted, and was ecstatic with her profits.If I could go back and do things differently, I would have chosen a much different person to do my first residential renovation with.

You have definitely chosen an amazing area -- rents keep going up and more people are coming into the area every day!

Optimal results come from understanding these nuances and being able to shift and combine strategies to tailor to your specific goals and what the market has to offer at that time.The part that I don't necessarily agree with is that the path to true wealth necessarily has to be a ton of doors in a multifamily ... true enough, that is one of many paths to wealth, but I personally have intentionally chosen a very different path that has worked very well for me over the years.

If you want to be positive about it then realize you could have lost a lot more before being motivated to read the statutes around your chosen profession.PS it blows my mind how many people here conduct these conversations by text message as @Mindy Jensen said.

You could also check the National Association of Residential Property Managers NARPM.org This lists PM by state and area:Hiring a property manager is an important decision, and can be an asset for a property investor, but can also be a detriment if not chosen carefully and without some due diligence.

Being an alum and former resident of Oxford I'd say you've chosen one of the best places for real estate growth in the state.

We have chosen a portfolio of self storage and mobile home parks.