He had a client who was debating between buying a small apartment building in L.A. or spreading out capital on multiple units in Phoenix.. after running the numbers with a dedicated local realtro who actually drove around neighborhoods, he opted for Phoenix because he could get more doors for the same cost.

SECTION 8 ANALYSISSection 8 Rent permitted            $1785.30Subtract Utility Allowance             - 468.00    Actual Rent Charged               $1317.30Subtract Mortgage                         - 500.00Subtract Prop Mgmt Fee               - 131.73Subtract Taxes (20%)                     - 263.46Subtract 10% Vacancy                   - 131.73Subtract 10% Cap Ex                      - 131.73            CASHFLOW TO US             $ 158.65STANDARD LEASE ANALYSISMonthly rent (asking amt

Both PCB and Destin have local governments and communities that actually welcome vacation rentals.

The challenge is knowing if the listing agent actually tells your offer to the seller or not.For example, if a distressed property is $650k and you want to offer $620k, the listing agent says the lowest the seller may accept is $645k, but is that actually true or made up because the listing agent wants their commission?

Actually fairly common, depending on what you're looking for property wise going forward. 

I’m reading Lend to Live right now actually.

Not familiar actually!

As the 3rd largest MSA in the country it's hard to generalize the Chicago market as it's actually over 100 different submarkets when counting the 78 communities in Chicago property and then adding in the various suburbs, including in and around Naperville. 

Most MLS systems will allow you to run a report and see what % of list price are deals actually selling for..

Can I actually dodge CA $800 per LLC filing fee since they like to state that even if your property is out of state because you are making decisions from CA you are doing business in CA so if that is their definition of doing business in CA I am safe?