LOLQuick fact 2 - the word 'mortgage' is derived from the word 'muerte' which loosely translates to 'til death'.  

What I would like to see are posts or examples of investors who have used these "creative strategies" to derive profit in the past year.

For income property, the value is derived from what you can rent it for, not how appealing the property is or curb appeal.  

For instance, per confirmed lead, an hourly rate, or fees derived from the actual purchase of a property.

I have an initial goal of attaining $3,000 per month ($36k annually) in income derived from real estate investments in order to supplement my full-time job.To kickstart this post, I thought I'd ask some questions to the community that I've been pondering over the course of my real estate education:First, market timing: I have the sense that the Dallas market has been on the upswing for the past several years, accelerating even more rapidly since the announcement of several major companies (including Toyota) moving to Plano.  

It is a deplorable side effect derived from equating tenants to a customer....the  "customer is always right" "place your customers interests first"  etc. mentality.We need to get back on top and as with everything else regarding investing leverage is the key. 

A private lender can charge higher interest rates than the bank and thus increase the income derived Understanding that there is no guarantee in the real estate industry, and there are risks, a private lender can receive a return on investment of as much as 10%.

What will be the 2 or 3 channels that you will derive your business from. 

I intend to automate this marketing strategy ASAP with income derived from it's deals using something like yellowletters.com.

., transfer the LLC shares to a Trust at a later stage to avoid probate), and any other advantage that may come up down the road.Then the other LLC would be with my wife, so we can operate it as a business - tax advantages to using pre-tax dollars to purchase consumables used to operate the AirBnB, and then for her to derive an income at the end of each month.