We've seen an increasing amount of investors goto the MLS where their margins get eaten alive.I've been telling every borrower that does this to start finding off market.

In my 2nd year, I closed 42.....monthly budget started to increase as the more deals I closed, and slowly but surely I was able to build a business.

You can average these or choose the most comparable sale to determine a reasonable land value.Using a lower land value increases the building’s depreciable basis, maximizing your depreciation deductions.

What are some of the thing’s that you have done to increase your odds of success in real estate? 

CMHA also approved a substantial increase in the section 8 rents.  

What I focused on as a PT agent was:- Personal Circle/Sphere of influence: Go to every bday party, baby shower, bbq, anniversary, etc. and just show interest in the other person's life.

They follow a straightforward process that has proven successful throughout history: increase earnings, reduce expenses, save as much as you can, invest as much as you can, and wait patiently. 

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

Even though we were lucky to find someone fairly quick, we did notice the rental pool of renters was a lot less but still out there or the home rental pool has increased (maybe both).Good luck!

From there, I was able to keep rolling my funds back into projects and keep increasing the margins.