Who are the big players in the neighborhood REI-wise?

That's not to say I would need to have all of my financing locked and loaded before making any offer, just saying I've found it wise not to put the cart before the horse when the property has certain unknowns.

Recently I am not too happy with the way the investment is heading partners wise.

also tax wise can i claim a lost?

. $100/unit/month is a reasonable planning goal.Now regarding you question about cash flow and class of neighborhood... if you want to be hands off, please focus on higher end rentals.In my opinion, lower end rentals need landlords to advocate for the neighborhood else it'll stagnate and possibly take a turn for the worse.If you’d rather avoid the default leadership role, then aiming for less cash flow would be wise.

This is my slower season so I thought it's ok for me time wise.

If you have good credit, you may want to try www.lendingclub.com or www.prosper.com for small (dollar wise) amounts on high rate cards

If it was a C+ neighborhood but now there is significant rehab going on it would be wise to invest because soon it will be a B neighborhood.

@Ryan Steele I will have to meet you at another one of your meetings that will be held on a better day (weather wise) because my commute is not going well for me right now.

I believe in this business and I am extremely excited about getting started, but I want to go about it in a wise way and of course wisdom comes from experience.