Just use common sense.When you get a request that asks if it is available when a quick look at the calendar or the inquiry show it is available then you should be on the look out.

With the exception of some small markets in the Southeast, places like Cleveland are the only major metro areas where a regular investor can find cash-flowing assets with a mix of appreciation. 

It wasn’t a massive deal—our expected assignment fee was $10,000—but when you’re growing a business, every opportunity matters.Everything seemed to be moving smoothly until the title search revealed a major roadblock: the mortgage discharge couldn’t be cleared because the person who needed to sign off was deceased.

There are wholesalers in every major city in the country and they are buying at 70% to 90% of value all day long, every day of the week.

FOCUS ON SELLERS, NOT BUYERSWe have a term in the real estate industry "Listers Last" Simply put this means that real estate agents should focus the majority of their attention marketing to sellers, not buyers.

But if you get a major expense you could then potentially have a decent amount of debt.

Plano is a major job market to the South.

For example, I have a subject property that has 1682 SF on the main floor and 810 SF of finished basement (the majority of which is about 8 feet in height with the exception of some bulkheads to hide the mechanicals) and 271 of semi-finished basement that is a utility room basically (washer/dryer, freezer, hot water heater, furnace, some storage).

We don't want to bring on every owner or every property unless they fit within our target market, so, I do the far majority of the sales - this is our check and balance.

But if you put in the effort, Detroit can be incredibly rewarding.Over the last several years, the city has been on a steady upswing: population growth, major corporate investments, and increasing demand for housing are all positive indicators.