I'm a top 1% agent.

Narrow down top 1-2 markets based on cash flow, ease of entry, and appreciation potential.Good luck!

We calculate gross income as all dollars coming in except taxes.Our clients gross revenue is the room rate (top line) expenses minused out and then they receive their net income.Net profit (or loss) would be then when they subtract debt service, property tax, insurance, utilities, etc.

@Kevin Sobilo mostly nailed it, and yes if the lender and borrower knew the attorney was paying them and knew the deal wasn’t going to close for the sake of them all getting money, and EXTRA MONEY on top with the intent of defrauding me for an even larger amount then yes, I’m still thinking it’s mortgage fraud.  

So for us in the bizz it worked great those were high earning years for me so I bought what 3 to 4 million of them and got 1.5 to 2 mil deduction off of my top line income.

No question some of the top firms are hanging in there because of cash calls..

Making the front of the property : Main home + ADU and taking the back of the lot and will put 1 or 2 units (top and bottom) : depending on how much capital i have to work with.

The market is saturated if you don’t have the creativity to look beyond the top dozen or so markets.

Since you're new to investing, I'd highly recommend the "Get Started" tab up top to check out the bookstore, local events, and other helpful resources.All the best!

I have a full-time job so I can only be part-time.Why would anyone pay you $10,000 to sell a property when I could pay the same amount to hire a top agent with 30 years experience?