I'd say look to others and how they performed in your market and pattern your goals a little higher, if you miss them, you'll likely turn out to be as successful as those you follow, or better!

And to do that you need to get the historic use pattern for the house from the water company.

In an area with a normal pattern of growth, medical office space is a growing niche as the baby boomers age, etc.

Gives me the opportunity to look for patterns, and folks buying multiple properties in a given area.

It is a 9" square basket weave pattern.

I think our credit has recovered and we have a track record of successful landlording enough that we could get more loans now, but we are happy in our holding pattern for now.

But if you have a pattern of buying, renting, and selling shortly after the one-year deadline passes, then you may be at risk in an audit.

If they ever do sue I can show a past pattern of abusive behavior and that it is an offensive tactic.This may not be the best tactic but I am very offended by this kind of tactic and want everyone of them to know I will not back down because of it.

Strange things happen, but if there is a pattern, it might be time for an alteration.

We didn't loose any money, and I personally feel grateful that I learned a life lesson for free.However, when we attended the open house and got the same "it's a little utility work, and I think most of it has been done," I saw a pattern of deception.When I saw a family stroll in with a very young baby I realized that someone might not be represented, might believe them, and pay close to list price.