First to answer you Brandon, I came acrosse the book just browsing at Borders, I like there so I took it home.

For simplicity sake in just browsing deals I haven't detailed expenses such as cpa, advertising, etc.. and am just using the 50% rule, so yes repairs look high but that really should be labeled 'all other expenses' to get to 50%.I have open terms with my bank for 15yr @ 4.5% & 30yr @ 5% at the moment which is prob average?

I have learned so much just by browsing and searching.

Additionally you can browse your local real estate listings to determine how many units similar to the ones you would purchase on are on the market.

I've browsed the forums and know that sometimes people can get lucky and come out on top, but there are also horror stories about a house being trashed by poor renters and even losing value. 

I was browsing some Alvin properties the other day, what do you think of the Alvin market? 

Then today, I was browsing the craiglist ads cause we have a tenant moving out soon and I wanted to see what other units in the area are renting for, when I came across an add for another investor, dumping 6 + units, offering seller financing and everything.

In this post - I will attempt to highlight some of the things you should be looking for as you browse around town looking for a property manager. 1) Are they members of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)?

Dear BP Creators and Members.Last few days, i have been browsing thru the Community, Education and Marketplace forums.

Instead, I'd recommend browsing through the Bakersfield thread and looking around there so you can see good examples of my financial breakdowns of specific properties and other analyses regarding investment properties in Bakersfield.Without going into too much detail, I'd highly recommend looking for a small scale multi-unit property (2 to 4 units) because in my experience they tend to cash flow much better here, far better than SFRs.