This may help you look at a property and potentially submit an offer before anyone else (general public) will see it. ( i purchased my last property 2 weeks ago in this manner).never hesitate to let anyone know you buy properties (Friends, co-workers etc.)...you just never know if a friend of a friend of a friend needs out of their situation.Try driving (Time consuming) around in the neighborhoods you might be interested in.

The reasons for breaking lease are related to maintenance issues which they didn't feel were addressed in a timely manner.

Option prices can be paid in any agreed manner, by lump sums, periodic payments, monthly scheduled payments or as any other installment purchase agreement.

Can this strategy sustain you until you have a solid business plan?

His company gives out a wealth of information for investors and I personally really appreciate the open manner that he uses when giving data, info and feedback.As for investing our of state and turnkey, so much of your success will be determined by how you approach your relationship with a provider and your record keeping.

If it were me, I'd encourage your tenants to call the police if they feel that she's overstepping boundaries or acting in predatory or dangerous manner.   

Once the shadow inventory makes its way into the market, I think price increase will slow down (it's not sustainable at this rate) but you will not see price depreciation.

Very interesting.This Forbes article from last week says that because we fell so far, the gains thus we've seen are sustainable, and in fact says we're still undervalued: http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2013/06/13/the-most-overvalued-and-undervalued-housing-markets-in-the-u-s/Take it with a grain of salt, of course.It's certainly interesting to watch, and a very hot market.

That seems low to me and hard to sustain profitability, but I'm a newbie and just getting up to speed.

I've quickly grown tired of my rootless existence and long for the day when cashflow from my my portfolio will at least sustain the portfolio's growth, or at best replace enough of my income so I can trade this job for something less lucrative but more stationary.