But the way the classes were presented was extremely useful and easy to follow.

I see too often that aspiring investors think real estate will be a much more passive source of income than your job, but I can almost guarantee you that you will extremely active especially when starting out. 

After six months on the market, we received no commucation nor any potential tenant inquiries which we found to be extremely strange given the good shape of the house and pricing.At last we decided to take the property back. 

The point of this story is to demonstrate how real estate lending is relationship based and its worth spending more time, effort and perhaps accrue interest expenses early on, even if you don't necessarily need the financing because formulating these relationships are extremely helpful as you grow.

There's a wealth of information in there that has been extremely helpful so far. 

It has been in an extremely frustrating two weeks. 

The east side is enticing from a pricing perspective but it is extremely rough.I would also highly recommend adding Detroit to your list of potential markets.

What I mean is that properties with extremely high cash flow on paper will TEND to have more costly capex issues, more maintenance issues, and higher rates of turnover and delinquency.

I'm a featured agent and have been extremely busy for almost 1.5 years. 

Plus, even in that extreme circumstance, by fixing things timely it prevents additional damage and completes repairs BEFORE the unit is vacant making it faster to be rent ready for the next tenant. 7.