Thanks for your time.Also do you think becoming a residential real estate agent is a bad career to get into in the next couple of years due to the technological advances, making agents more obsolete?

Is there any difficulties in refinancing before the balloon payment that anyone has experienced or foresees?

We do so by utilizing all possible forms of technology (email, video conferencing, secure document sharing, cloud based accounting and tax software, etc).

Other than finding contractors, realtors, management companies, etc. how difficult is it to find properties with good ROI in these areas?

I work remote for a technology/web development consulting company based in Central Phoenix but with 3 boys, we didn't want to live near downtown.I'm currently saving to invest in some properties down the road, possibly out of state, and would eventually like to buy and hold.

I am looking to build multi-family housing (24 units) in Southern NH and I am finding in really difficult to locate any R3-zoned land. Is it really hard to come by? I see new apartment buildings going up everywhere, d...

Rents in relation to purchase prices are significantly better as you go closer toward DC, especially in Arlington with a large stream of young consultants supporting government technology projects.My cousin has been doing better in upstate NY buying an older duplex property for $130k with combined monthly rent of $1500.

You are, in essence, trying to develop your own market assessment by utilizing shoe leather, door knocking, and some technology. 

It isn't a problem I didn't anticipate with living next to tenants, but i definitely did not anticipate the difficulty of the balance.

As a resident of New York for many years I will, with enormous difficulty and restraint, refrain from making any comments about the Highway State here.Now to some more of the helpful part:I am reasonably certain the landlord's post-contract stipulation is, as you are certain, illegal.