i've had a really difficult time grasping why condos are a bad option for buy-and-hold investments. that's the feeling i've been getting from the forums - and even the Rental Calculator; it doesn't have an option for Condos... maybe i'm being too literal.for example, if i buy a multifamily, i have to maintain the entire building and landscaping around it. if i choose to outsource the maintenance, i pay the premium for that.if i buy a SFH, same deal as above.if i buy a condo, i pay an HOA which, of course takes a bite out of my bottom line as well. i've read that condo associatons can be a mess and special assessments could happen - but of course i would do my own due diligence to research this ahead of time. nobody can always predict all possible issues.however, the same can happen with a MF or SFH... a roof can go bad. siding. windows... etc. - capital expenditures happen.so... how is this different than these potential issues with a condo?

I do read alot and attend REI seminars and grasp knowledge everywhere i can so i do realize the tremendous amount of knowledge and confidence required to make an investment of that magnitude being a newbie.

When I grasped the idea that the average man was able to become financially independent my years of skating by through some of the best public schools, a UC and a CSU for Graduate school that brought along with it a diminished love if not hatred towards reading and learning all of a sudden stopped, and the desire and understanding that knowledge is power, what you don't know costs ya and ignorance is expensive hit me like a bag a bricks.

If under a year then it would fall into the regular income tax brackets which would be 24% in my case plus PA 3.07% Did I grasp this right?

Talk to them and really get a grasp of what it is like.

This is an easy concept to grasp: you will owe them.

While bank deposits outpacing debt is an easy indicator to follow, I don't fully grasp how having home equity is an indicator as to why one shouldn't worry about the rise of consumer debt?

Many people can not grasp that concept and eventually get analysis paralysis and do not pull the trigger.

Okay, so I feel like I am beginning to get a grasp on the scope of professionals I will need to be connected with before I really dive into my first deal.

Ok, I have browsed the internet, asked real estate professionals, and dug through my real estate investing books but I still cannot fully grasp the concept of seller financing from the position of a buyer looking to invest in a rental.