I am young and graduating college in May.  My buddy, who is reliable and understands real estate a lot more than I do and has a high paying career, approached me about going half with him on a vacation rental in Puert...

IMHO, those of us with the Y-chromosome tend to work with a singleness of focus while women can juggle many jobs and responsibilities.  

Ben, I don't think the y-axis of that chart is linear :).  

@Jay Y.  

I am 23 y/o and was born and raised in metairie, Louisiana.

Some months will be winners, others maybe not.With that said, having an on call property manager MAY be considered a CAM charge and MAY be able to be passed along in whole or in part as CAM.

My letter text was "Dear X, I am interested in purchasing your house at Y.

About two years ago, a broker here was doing this, he couldn't cover the loans, investors were feeding other investors, notes cam unglued and he is sitting in prison.And, no, not just anyone can do this, the basics get left in the dust quickly and it will require financing skills, RE skills and social skills that not everyone has, much less the money to back them up.

No IRA...........still have 450,00 that I cam use for losses against capital gains in the next five years.  

The lender or servicer takes out estimated reserves for TI and LC's, property taxes, estimated cam re-imbursement, mortgage payment, insurance.