. -- got as-built plans from the previous owner and started marking them up in Microsoft Paint to show an optimized floor plan.

You'll find:Cutting Edge HomesUS Modular& Ma WilliamsThese companies spend hundreds if not thousand of dollars per month on "SEO" or Search Engine Optimization to appear at the top there.

The numbers look okay for 20% expenses, but not 40% in my market, and I don't want to bank on optimism (or rather I want a 20% buffer).

This could have been achieved with creative finance: but not with a conventional loan and more than likely not without a partner.Recommend these secured credit cards:-Citi-Discover (offers rewards)-Capital OneUse automatic payments on the full balance and only utilize 30 percent of your card limit; 10 percent is optimal.

Nor do I expect that everyone is sending the same letter.When you go out to eat, you don't go to the same restaurant or order the same meal off the menu every time, do you?  

Residential in gentrifying neighborhoods still offers stronger turns, if you know how to optimize the variables by actively repositioning the property.

I think my “optimal” route with a NPN is to rehab it via loan modification and get it reperforming, and then flip the reperforming note to somebody who’s interested in the cash flow.

Go to the "Account" menu at top of the page (using the older forum layout), then there is a "Settings & Privacy" selection ther.

The 1031 process is not optimized for folks who want to tap into the equity.John Corey

It's only after you can document the optimized rents when they help you qualify for more purchasing power.