USAA is a financial services company and I've been a member for 19 years, they have excellent customer service and their insurance products are superb, however, they won't give you any distinct advantage when it comes to mortgages.

Adam, you are my hero if you were able to leverage your analytical skills to the point you didn't have to slave over billable hours and those most awful SOA/CAS exams that Milton Freedman(Sp?)

I can say with 100% confidence that people are notoriously unpredictable (and thus, are predictable in their unpredictability), and because of this the economy will always contain a certain amount of volatility.There will be ups and downs, this is a given.I could go into a long analytical breakdown of the article and why the author may or may not be right.

OK, So I've been looking at a few property's and done some number crunching. I believe i have a potential deal that is yielding the following ROICap rate = 14.63COC = 26.80I believe my numbers are accurate and plan to...

Currently I am diving into "do's and don'ts", analytics (50% rule, Brandon's Investment Calculator, etc.), and realizing very quickly that I don't know what I don't know.

Fyi, the comps and everything else really is superb, even with lowering it I would still be offering 20k above listing.

I've located 2 completely different investments and wanted your expertise/opinions/guidance etc to help point me in the right direction on which one to pursue.Option 1: Single family home in a superb location.3br/2ba about 1,200 sq ft, 2 car garage.Rent would be around $1,350/month.Asking $169K, could get it around $165K.

A year later and it is in superb shape.

Also, these days I have some free time in my hands and am looking into part time consulting engagements in areas related to real estate investing, valuation, market research and analytics.

Rehabbing takes good analytical skills, discipline and good decision-making, but it isn't rocket-science, and can be very profitable, even (and especially) in this market...