don't forget, you can have negative returns in real estate.Keep an eye on u.s. treasuries, as the benchmark 10 year is expected to continue to go up,and if the market is still intact after 4%, then you can feel pretty confident that this is sustainable. 

I officially requested that the agent contact the broker of the selling agent to see if all of the pertinent information was presented to the seller and conveyed in an appropriate manner. 

It takes 1 million to buy 20 acres and a home around me and unless your growing CA newest cash crop (marijuana) whatever you grow will not pay for the land so I need to come up with a way to sustain the purpose.

How did you guys sustain a steady income while starting out as an agent?

Seeing as I am a young investor, how do I present myself in a professional manner with investing contacts/questions so that I will be taken seriously?

Also, do they take care of their owners by fixing things in a quick manner? 

Electrical work, I want to make sure is done in a professional manner. 

I made it a commitment to visit the place at least once per week to make sure issues were addressed in timely manner and to get a feel for the property.

If you want to build a sustainable syndication business you need to build your brand to get greenfield investors.

we worked through the old owner and tried to get to the kids when ever possible.. all leads were leads until the logs were on the ground.. a few things we did to speed things up  were as posted above and pretty obviouswe set up 1031s  but hard to sell to an 80 year old who could not fathom how that could be legal.and a few did charitable remainder trusts  probably even more complicated and the ones' where we bought those deals I would say the sellers were pretty savvy folks not your typical tree farmer. so as many have stated whats the sellers best interest and your best interest is many times vis a vi taxation not aligned in any manner.