Okay so I have held that the more amenities you offer in a rental that can break easily, the more time/money a unit will cost you. 

I am professional online poker player but I have had REI in consideration a few years already.

More like war zones if you'd ask me.I haven't been able to find any of these bloggers/investors who have held their turnkey investment in so called "C class neighborhoods," for more than a year...

This is my 30,000 mile high in the sky overview of real estate investing.I tend to look at investing in real estate like a  high stakes poker game, especially in the Bay Area.

We can accommodate probably 20 at each meeting, which, as of now, are held on the first Saturday of the month at 10am.

As an agent/investor in Texas, we are held to higher standards for disclosure. 

The gain is prorated between the number of years the property was held as an investment property vs. the number of years it was held as a primary residence.

I came across a community college that held the classes and I completed the course and found out later that it would be challenging being an agent and an investor.

Lenders wouldn't last too long in this industry if word got out that they held up transactions and got in the way of deals coming together.Hope this helps!

As I was signing documents, I asked for clarification, and my realtor said something to the effect that they had gotten around this via my downpayment deposits held by my realtor.