Everything else will follow, reverse engineer, and get started. 

Also you MUST have someone follow the cleaner to do a QC check.  

On Page 134, he lists the following when analyzing a deal:Sales Price: $132,490.00Sales Expenses: $17,000.00Loan Balance: $55,004.72Total Invested Capital: $35,950.00Profit: $24,535.28I agree with his thought process here when he calculates net profit, but I'm trying to verify the net profit by adding up all the sources of income over the past five years in his example by doing the following:Appreciation over five years=$12,490 (see chart on Page 133).Cash flow ($297.73x12x5)=$17,863.80 over five years.Loan paydown: ($60,000-55,004.72)=$4,995.28 over five years.Sales Expenses are still $17,000.Doing the math, profit= $12,490+$17,863.80+$4,995.28-$17,000=$18,349.08There is a $6,186.20 difference from the net profit he calculates.My question is: Is this $6,186.20 difference due to the forced appreciation gained in the property from the rehab he does in this example?

I think the most important part is a willingness to learn and succeed plus just knowing your goals and pushing forward towards them.Each market has its challenges and PDX area is no different. 

We do Urgent cares all over the county and get pitched med office spaces all the time, and none fit our profile for visibility, for our use at least, only because we follow a more "retail" modeled approach to site selection, given the business type.  

There are valid reasons for having complex corporate structures, but unfortunately, some lawyers and professionals push unnecessarily complex setups on clients.

Hopefully those who still follow Mr.

I give you guys credit for taking the leap and making it work for yourselves - id like to follow in your footsteps in he near future.  

I've looked at the fastest growing areas in other states and while I think you can profit from real estate everywhere, perhaps with a different strategy, investing in the fastest growing areas in the state seems to me to give an edge or a push in the right direction.David KrulacBigger Pockets Podcast #82

Installment sales are not new, but DSTs pushed the boundary of what is the economic substance of the transaction and whether or not you have constructive receipt of the money.