So I'm no losing any time or effort by following up on this one as far as the trails of those who did what they did extend.

Originally posted by @Joel Owens:I am working on a loan right now where the listing agent doesn't understand what a trailing 12 is. 

Sacramento has long trailed national unemployment figures, but there has been significant expansion over the past year, growing by 2.3%.

@Bryant Amundson I have two properties in SW Minneapolis, so 10-15 min from Uptown, Downtown, MOA, Airport and close to the lakes, trails, great restaurants, etc.

It works here because we have a lot of professionals in town and the area they are in has lots of attractions like bars/restaurants/hiking trails/rivers.

My flips are timed to be rent ready in winter months then sell on when resorts close.. these rentals almost pay for the entire yrs mortgage in those 4months but the issue is in the quiet summer months, although these towns with fantastic GOLD standard trails are starting to pick up for the summer months, the REAL catch for me is Ski Resort prices - and lack of multifamily around here..

it is a "Satisfaction of Mortgage" in Wisconsin, kinda looks like Deed a Title, Company, Attorney, Broker, or Lender may complete it, and record it, I would recommend paying a Title Company to do it for you so you have a good paper trail, probably will cost you $100-$150 

I would know school test scores, where the new homes were being built, where inmigration was going to, where new roads and shopping centers were going.I wouldn't just focus on price, but on cash flow, cash on cash return and value.I would find an experienced mentor that had done 30-40 deals or even 10-15 that were the kind of deals I wanted to do, and I would offer to work for free for a couple of months to trail them and watch how they do every deal.I would have read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," "Real Estate Advantages," and "Unlimited Real Estate Profit" sooner.I would have gotten together with other investors and done like a co-op where we all used the same contractors, keeping them busy and locking in prices, instead of waiting until I could afford to hire them full time like I do now.I would have realized the advantage of staging and professional photography in advertising sooner than I did.I'm sure I left out several things, but this is a great community, I'd love to hear what you all did well, and what you would have done differently?  

If they start trailing, interject with a more relevant question.  

I sent a request for the rent rolls and the trailing financials.