Now they are in a race to rent out the property before the bank forecloses.  

It would be better if your property manager had a more robust solution based on tenant-landlord law which didn't involve using granny, discount rent, and overt comments about race which violate fair housing and discrimination laws.Is your property manager a licensed brokerage firm?

The French eat horse meat, but Americans rarely.

I think the only thing the 2% rule kills is the dead horse around here. :)

Not a fan and don't have a dog in this race but that's the resource.

Weekends any time works well for me and on weekdays anytime after 5PM works good ...still running in the rat race you see :)

33K in student loans, about 11k on plastic (wedding/honeymoon/school), plus houseMy experience in real estate is limited to spending time with my grandfather growing up.He had several rental houses and would always be working on them.As I grew up and paid more attention to the business side of his work I realized that he was working just to stay busy and not working to create more income.His end goal was always to create more income but he was always distracted by the job of remodeling and updating.He has been my mentor and main father figure for years but now it is time I “upgrade” to someone capable of guiding me in the direction I want to go.I will always love my grandfather but his business sense is not one I need to follow.My goals in real estate are to create a “four hour work week” (gotta love the Tim Ferriss way of life) by a combination of buy and hold and flips.I hope to use this method to create a stable business and then move into apartment complexes.After lurking on this site I have learned about the different rules needed to ensure profit out of each.In my farm area there are many MLS deals that fall into these numbers.Now it is just about raising funds.I would love to find some Sub2 deals.Famous FourFavorite real estate book Never read one.Bigger Pockets Favorite business book Poke the Box by Seth Godin, 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, and No More Mondays by Dan Miller Hobbies include working on cars and spending time with friends and family.These are very important to me and I do not get enough time with my desk job with either.What is thing that sets apart successful investors from those that fail Getting back up on the horse after failing and not letting friends and family tell you that being an investor is a stupid idea.

We still dress up and watch the races, but  just do it from the comfort of someone's house party.

On my last sale, I saved $3,550 on commissions because it was the third house my agent sold for me.Very good job, you got that engine started and entered the race. 

But as I start thinking of getting out of rat race I realize my 18k annual rentals can become part of my capital if payed toward my property and not rent.