I can tell you flat out that 1700 is not the total expense.

Because we weren't leveraged anywhere near there all we noticed was that rents were flat for a time and there were piles of buying opportunities of foreclosures from folks that were over leveraged but we had zero concern about making mortgage payments or losing properties due to the need to liquidate to pay bills. 

Currently house hacking a 3-flat, north side Chicago.

By the time the annual markup is done, the final price of the house is usually more than local market values, especially in a flat to falling market...

Thanks to my reading, I have never been caught flat-footed by any situation, never at a loss for how any problem has been addressed (successfully or unsuccessfully) before.

I am writing my Real Estate License Exam on Friday and am in the process of closing on my first Income Property in Dartmouth (Over/Under Flat). 3bed/1bath up top (will live in this one) and 2 bed/1bath on bottom.

In the Bay Area could I find a realtor who would handle all the transactions for a flat fee, say $5-10k, which would be 1-1.5% of purchase. 

Won't close on the property for two more weeks, but have been watching this property for months, and this car has never moved, flat tires, etc. 

Make sure that it's in writing and the panes must have a permanently etched label in the corner when they arrive or the glass is wrong.You should find flat, clear Lexan shutters online. 

The Labor force participation rate has remained flat in the face of demographics that suggest it should be declining.