And there was a developer in San Jose named McQuen who built hundreds of 4 plex's that were converted to condos. they were the style were two are ground units 2 upstairs and 4 car parking underneath in the rear. they were selling for 5900.00 a door in the late 70's and there were loan products were you could buy them with 500.00 down and payments were about 250 a month.. but rent was only 200...

My F350 with no weight in the rear end is not so much fun. 

Our terms, decision criteria, and entire process remain unchanged and will continue to do so.If a market turns, or if inflation begins to rear its head, we’re quickly able to take advantage.

I got my rear handed to me when the market turned south. 

I too am new here although not the youngster Bill apparently is and I too did a stint at Boston University although the result was not quite so stellar but that was over three decades ago and I've learned a lot since then.I am thrilled to have found this forum as I begin to develop my Investor muscle.

For every guy sitting in small or middle size town thinking mega cities are finished, there are 100k youngsters all over the world who are looking to move into these big cities down the road.

Eventually, I was generating more cash flow and commissions from being a Broker, and the tax man reared his ugly head wanting a chunk of it and it happened quickly.

Even people who made millions in RE are still working.

Property also has a 2 unit garage in the rear that also needs repairs (undetermined amount at this time) that rent in the area for 100-150/mo.

Getting off your rear and taking action regardless of fears that will exist is key.One of my favorite sayings is, the rich act in spite of fear while others allow fear to stop them.