Bottom line is I paid cash, and rehabbed with my own cash, and ran out.

Even if you could predict when, and even if you when you were in it, you are missing deals that you could be making...waiting for something that is hard to define until years after it has happened.Here's my tagline at the bottom of all my emails:  "The things that come to those who wait, are the things that are left behind, by those that get there first".

Luckily I bought a property that was a fixer upper and I did all the renovations myself, and it also had a basement suite for an additional source of income. 4 years later, this market has finally bottomed and I'm just able to re-finance and pull out some capital.

The bottom line for me is that you will not get rich on $200 per month.

Russell you know what i really like is the MLS system in Charleston SC.. big disclaimer at the bottom of each listings says."

You want a board of directors for the HOA to make decisions on the HOA dues that effect your bottom line?

I'd encourage you to shift more towards more tangible 'bottom line' type of goals, or value/meaning type of stuff.  

The totals at the bottom of the HUD-1 statement define the seller's net proceeds and the buyer's net payment at closing.

I wouldn't look to charge $10 if it was $25 more than the 12-month average, because it's not worth the accounting time.The bottom line is MN does have laws on what you can do and how you must inform the tenants of utility history costs if you plan on billing back. 

You will be offered their current deal when your turn is up, you get put in a top ten for like three or four deals before you are dropped down to the bottom again.