If you don't have $10k extra cash (in addition to your personal emergency fund) floating around, you shouldn't be investing.No, you can't "figure in all the expenses" because expenses aren't predictable.

Mostly because 2008 was a banner year for insurance companies.

The Smokies, Banner Elk, Myrtle Beach, Gulf Shores. 

As to Myrtle beach, there are a couple of must-haves that float you to the top of the want list.

In Bakersfield, there are cash flowing properties that are still good deals, however, they aren't just floating around out there like they used to be. 

Banner flyer?

Do people carry fixed rate Yen based mortgages, and just refinance repeatedly if/when rates go down, or just use floating rate debt?

Hi Stephanie,Lot's of good thoughts floating around here but to get a little more specific to your question, the real issue  is that while any tax paying entity can do a 1031 exchange the taxpayer for the relinquished (old) property has to be the same as the taxpayer for the replacement (new) property.  

Unfortunately, the City of Chicago hasn't been updating their legislation website, but I was on a call this morning with an Alderman that stated several versions of eviction legislation are floating around City Hall.

At first I thought maybe it was just imposter syndrome, but the more I learn the more I realize that even though I'm staying afloat, I'm pretty bad at this.So here is the question:  How do I re-start my path in Real estate to change from floating along, to driving results?