Aside from cash flow (and getting other folks interesting in investing) it seems to me that their biggest problem is thin-slicing: ie, knowing enough about the business and the market to size up a situation and have the confidence to follow-through on a gut reaction.

No matter how you slice it, over time and over a large number of rentals, the expenses will be in the 45% to 50% range (assuming that you're managing the property properly).

If its incomplete, it will be a much harder sell, and you'll get less.Its an awful rental, no matter how you slice it.

I'll even help you rehab for no more than the cost of knowledge (and maybe a slice of pizza).Thanks and looking forward to the future... with your help!

Having always been told that property is among the safest investments, I thought it would be a good way to get a slice of investment pie without forking over a whole lot of cash on a second home.

No matter how your slice it, your cash flow is NO WHERE NEAR the $5,000 you claimed in your first post.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME....It's the best thing since sliced bread, that course carries more weight than MR T carries around his neck, and if I study that course even one more time I'm afraid I'll turn into the next Donald.And if you don't have that course and are not listening to it each day too and from work, then here's what you should do.

This would be the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Very competitive, which makes it tough for you to find enough of a deal for you to take a slice out of and still have it be interesting for buyers.I don't really consider that investing, either.

Just knowing RE then is only a slice of that slice.It's going to be critical knowing the new requirements as you could end up buying a note that was illegally originated and it could end up being worthless.