I don't mean to go against the grain of those who are selling that idea - all I can say is that it did not work for me.So.......... back to taking seminars, buying cassette tapes and books - I wanted to learn everything I could about investing in real estate ---- so--I had to get money, working capital, and I needed to go on the cheap - A friend told me about cheap properties you could buy in Baltimore - houses for only $2-3,000 and many of them could be found at public auctions.After borrowing some money and getting some credit cards and a new job - one in sales - I was ready - ready to invest in cheap- junk properties in the City.And wouldn't you know it - I got lucky at my first auction and purchased a cheap house that was boarded up - Because of all those expensive seminars I enrolled in I WAS READY - prepared with my pry-bar, flash light, level, marble and probe - I decided to go to this building that was being auctioned the next day - I sort of removed some plywood and crawled through a window to take a look -Boy was I surprised - this place looked great - I later found out that the estate boarded it to keep squatters out.The next day - I was ready with my deposit and waiting for the auctioneer to start his melodious hypnotic chant - 5 bidders appeared but did not bid because they could not get it - I was the only bidder and got the house real cheap.Today as an auctioneer, investor and developer of commercial properties - if someone would ask my opinion on how to get started I would suggest ---Continue to study but learn how to cut through the BSGet a credit line Learn 20 creative financing techniques - no money down systems (that is none of your own money)Hang with a few successful investors and pick - pick - pick their brain*** Look at 50 houses in the area you intend to invest (not expensive, blue collar, mixed rental and home owner neighborhoods)When you are finished looking at 50 properties - you will be armed with knowledge that most agents and other investors don't have - knowledge of values -Keep a journal, put listings in it, write down everything the agent or owner says, keep a record of the cost per square foot - this will help determine values -Have agents send you expired listings - go knock on the door or send a letter to ask if they are still accepting offers on the property - Remember an expired listed is a property that failed to sell - the seller should still be motivated to sell. 

I would recommend reading through the Upstate Business Journal to get a feel for the type of money going into creating jobs in Spartanburg.

Click Here for the Memphis Business Journal story about the rapid growth in Memphis, TNMany of my investors are shocked when they see the growth Memphis is experiencing.  

utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=parrish+postTry this – The 50 House Rule - Use the 50 house rule - look at 50 houses in the community where you want to invest Do not make offers - look at and tour as many houses as you can - 3-5 per day Keep a journal - keep notes of what the sellers and the agents tells you - determine the price per S.F. - this will give you an indicator and a comparison of prices in your marketing area.

I have a degree in print journalism and in my spare time I enjoy writing about topics related to business, entrepreneurship and investing.I Buy- And- Hold houses.

Or do your journals and articles not bother to look at that data?

To make my calculation to even get to 1000 entriesyou would need 300-400 INVOICES to enter (these are your entries)you would need 300-400 RECEIPTS to enter (these are your entries)that's 600-800 entriesare you telling me you have 200-400 JOURNAL ENTRIES?

Can you just transfer it by doing a general journal entry?

Here is an article from the most recent Indianapolis Business Journal on the developments in the Herron-Morton neighborhood.Downtown Boom Hits Herron-Morton

Recent article in Dallas business journal states Dallas is among the worst markets for flipping at a paltry 29% gross return on investment for the past quarter.