Lastly, set deadlines to monitor progress.Once you've established your achievable goals, the next step is to assemble a reliable team in your target market to support your success.

And if a group is out there projecting that 20% IRRs are still achievable for a typical value-add play, I get very suspicious, and ask for a lot of "projections vs actuals" on current deals to confirm their assumptions.

Rents greater than the PITI payment and if you can focus on 2-4 units the multiple doors help achieve that goal.On another note keep in mind Mobile/manufactured can be tough to refinance some lenders do not fund on them.

While many anticipate adhering to the 1% rule, in today's market, achieving that is exceedingly challenging.

I love the leverage one can achieve with real estate, and I still love the asset class.

It will be beneficial to achieving your goals.

Think about your goals, what YOU personally want to achieve, and make a plan that gives you the best odds for that to succeed. 

You must have achieved return significant to cover selling cost.  

I tossed LEED in favor of Energy Star as it seems easier to achieve.

In general, the 100 hours tends to be the easiest to achieve but if you have 101 hours tracked and the IRS discredits 2, now you cannot offset the W-2 as planned.