But that risk diminishes over a longer horizon and real estate is fantastic in the long-term.Whether you invest should depend on your short- and long-term goals.

I know what works because besides the millions of pieces of mail I send for investors and agents I too use my service and I absolutely would only send out Postcards or only send out YellowLetters etc. if doing so allowed me a higher return however I know that doing so would diminish my return.

In my last post, I noted that their market share had plateaued because the supply of homes in their price range was diminishing rapidly.

Yes, more than once per month is obnoxious and will produce diminishing returns.

After that the law of diminishing returns hits hard.

If you crunch the numbers, you'll see a diminishing return on your investment.

Variances are allowed in pricing as common for the area.Then look to appraisal guidelines as to the treatment for excess land, the value diminishes as excess land increases for lending collateral value and as to market in residential uses.

If the wrong price is calculated, profit margins can quickly diminish or be wiped out completely.ARV and rehab should always be fixed numbers based on the investment exit strategy.

Mainly, i have family there that can assist with any issues, i live in California and if necessary could be there in half a day, and more importantly i have a contractor whom i know i can trust on quality and pricing.While not dead set on this, being completely green to investing, i certainly feel this may help me get started and diminish my risks as opposed to say Texas, or the Midwest, where it is completely foreign to me.I know the phoenix market is hot, some would say overpriced, right now.

As you no doubt are aware, as the interest rate goes down, acceleration of an amortized loan using a velocity account which charges interest produces diminishing returns.