.- Bulk Purchases & Portfolio Acquisitions: Banks and hedge funds often look to unload non-performing assets in bulk.

In my area specifically most investment type property listings are properties that were purchased 1 to 2 years ago.

Try being an agent, your phone number is EVERYWHERE and you get targeted by a whole industry that wants to sell you the latest gimmick.Here is what helped me.I answer calls and when it's a telemarketer I will interrupt them and say very friendly (because I don't hate the poor person who gets paid to do this and coached to be ruthless): Hey, so glad you called, can you do me a big favor? 

The first was after our introductory phone conversation when she was aggressive in asking me to fill out all the financial documents and forms in order to complete the purchase of the DST.

My investor friends who joined an investing franchise were severely disappointed.

The idea is simple: purchase a property, live in one part, and rent out the rest to offset your mortgage or even generate profit.

Cons:not as friendly for our family to use at the same time.

My mother-in-law wants to help my husband and I on our first real estate investment purchase. 

My partner and I keep an excel spreadsheet of rent, our purchases, utilities, taxes, insurance, and money spent on contractors.

We purchased the house about 3 months ago and are owner financing it.