And that 10% includes reinvestment of dividends, which is the stock equivalent of cash flow.There is nothing wrong with real estate investing, it is a great thing.   

Contact ipx1031.com or equivalent exchange companies.  

@Russell BrazilWhat the CPI measures is owner equivalent rent which is a survey that they give homeowners that asks them what they think rent is if they were renting out their home.

Add up your costs and determine your Total Debt Service ratio using the TDS form.You also need to think about closing costs (for example, legal and land transfer fees) equivalent to 1.5% to 4% of the purchase price.

He just wants me to try to bring in an income roughly equivalent to what I make as a teacher, but he doesn't care where it comes from. 

I am convinced that it would be the best choice for most people to maximize 401k contributions up to the limit of the employer match.Example: If the employer matches 50% up to 6% of your salary and that is equivalent to $5,000, then the employer contribution portion is $2,500.

Ultimately each seminar is an upsale to the grand seminar which is equivalent to the cost of a semester at college.   

Because of leverage, loan paydown, cashflow and depreciation, you can, in theory make more money than the equivalent investment in Apple stock but it depends on YOUR ability to find the right deal, the ability to manage the renovation and the leasing and ability to get financingSo my advice: get BOTH paper assets like stocks and real estate.

For the moment, we'll let tenants run extension cords from their dryer hook-ups (Level 2 equivalent) but the day is coming when we need a better, more permanent, solution. 

I hope things turn out well for you and you at least make $5,000 in profit from the flip.The problem with major structural problems is that when you sell it, the next potential buyer who previews your property will think "this structure has had structural issues, and it has been fixed. however, there is a similar equivalent property nearby selling for the same $145,000, and it has never had major structural issues that needed to be remedied. why should i buy yours?".