Just ditch the terms "Land Contract, Rent-to-own, etc.." from your vocabulary.  

Proper RE terms and vocabulary has not changed, how many people post about a Tri-plex in the multi-family forum?

. - Memorize vocabulary (find a resonable sized list, make flash cards, and gradually add new ones each day) - Find a mentor & network with investors in the Milwaukee area.Thank You!

Take words like "raise" and "increase" out of your vocabulary and don't use them.

, taking an actionable step towards this requires confidence in oneself with regards to understanding at least the vocabulary of the industry.

I don't think "marginal capitalization rate" is in the standard BP vocabulary, but I believe it should be.[ monthly rent hike * 11 / cost of upgrade ]If you do this work in between tenants, it will not impact vacancy and should have no (or a positive) impact on maintenance expenses and carrying costs, so you can just do the super simple calculation above.

The only thing I'd change (cause I'm a vocabulary nerd) is that the tax is not capital gains - it's technically earned income tax with self employment tax.  

Even if you leave the design choices to someone else, you'll benefit from a common understanding and vocabulary. 

if your new to real estate first thing I would do is buy a pre license course.. this will teach you the vocabulary and its cheap a few hundred bucks.. or buy a used course from someone on e bay.. learn the mechanics first .. 

(This is why I'd be careful what you put on a flier) While the first two are great ways to introduce yourself and your business, IMO, most investors are absolutley unaware of the legal aspects of soliciting investors.Simply by having a seminar and then using terms in your presentation, like "investment", "return of investment", "yield of investment" or any other financial term should not be in a begginer's vocabulary!