This would include what if I just invested my money in stalks at 5 percent interest (average) over the same time span (5, 10, 15 years etc.)

Biggest hurdle is I have a short time span to accomplish!

My approach has been and will continue to be a buy and hold strategy spanning core and value added investment approaches.I found BP through Brandon's website Real Estate In Your Twenties (great site Brandon), which I visited while searching for REI book reviews.I'm looking forward to contributing to the community and tapping the wealth of knowledge offered up on the site.Paul

And I thank them for their short attention spans!

I GROSS just under $50k/year from my day job and have managed to pick up three rentals with a fourth under contract over the span of about 1.5 years.

What I wish I'd invested in about 4 years ago was a tank of gasoline buried in the back yard.Food commodities are slightly different in that they have a finite life span.

I want to lay down a challenge and go from shortest time span of introduction to closing their first deal.

Tenants have an attention span that isn't as long as it took you to read this post.

Directly from NBC:http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/c-span-bailout/727521/The media companies do pretty diligently enforce their copyright rights.

I have a real short attention span and bore quickly.