Get a syndication with teachers and doctors.

It stands for Delaware Statutory Trust and is a trust / pass through entity in which a sponsor (think big real estate investment corporation) buys institutional property (apartments, self storage, commercial, medical office, etc) and then sells interest in the Trust/Property to investors.

I let the tenants know this and they went on again about how hazardous it was in the house and that doctors and their hygienist said they can't be in the house until it's clear of mold in there. 

Applicants who have a bachelor’s degree with a major in real estate from an accredited college or university may have the 60 hour requirement waived, and those with a juris doctor degree from an accredited law school may also waive the education requirement.

I am a doctoral student with: [list]little debt (car loan and 35k in student loans), little assets (3k in an index fund, 7k in a target retirement fund/Roth IRA, 1k in individual stocks, 5k in cash), little income (just my student stipend of less than $20,000/year and another $2-3000 from web design and illustrating jobs on the side), and a little family (wife and two kids).

IMO, there are two distinct advantages to REI: 1) it's a local market, meaning situations vary from town to town depending on many variables that are not simple to quantify using 'national averages'; and 2) it's an inefficient market, unlike, say, the stock market.The economics of the pond I swim in are driven by a growing university system and a growing regional medical center.

He said he was a medical student and his email name came through as Deep Kum.

It would be one thing if they had a major medical condition that could be cured with a sizeable inheritance.

A lot of it had to do with marketing to the MCM, things such as "concierge medical plans", "shared vacation homes", "shared Winnebagos" etc, which really doesn't interest me.But a lot of it had to do with the mindset that got these MCM where they are today.

.- 3,1 - 986 sq ft - Built in 1940 - Rougher Side of Houston, but NOT a warzone, in fact this street is more of an elderly neighborhood, This house is close to MANY of Houston's attractions (downtown, reliant stadium, minute maid park, the Toyota center, Texas medical center, museum district, and about 4 Universities)After my due diligence we came up with the following numbers.- ARV = $82,500 (which was conservative, recent comps for smaller houses came back slightly higher)- Repairs needed = Around $10,000 for rental - (Needs central air, some rotten board on the outside, some doors/sheetrock repair, and painting)We wanted to try to start out with a $10,000 assignment fee to split between us and work our way down depending on what they would take as an offer.