For example, a property in San Diego may lose $500 per month ($6,000 per year) but gain $60,000 per year in value, making it worthwhile to "lose" money each month in exchange for long-term gains.I recommend you start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

Yes, if you had granite, you will be able to replace with granite so long as you have any sort of replacement cost policy.  

A relative who does long-distance real estate investing told me that I have to sign the final loan document and the transfer of ownership document in person.

I am down the street from you in Long Beach.

And lastly, market risks and mismanaged funds can also create major headaches, especially for those involved in lending groups.

So as long as the property is in the continental US and not in one of those states I then look at the population and population growth.

In 5 days I have only gotten about 10 inquiries. 3 months ago when I did my last listing I had 60 inquiries after 5 days.

Used houses in the area sell anywhere from $75-125 a square foot.These are long term rentals that I do not plan to sell.I am reading the Rental Property Investing book and implementing the method that focuses on cash flow and that strategy states you need to have $300 cash flow per month, per property.

We were working with this agent early last year and signed an exclusive buyer agency agreement that expired June of last year.

As I’ve long said.