I close on a fourplex next week with $1950 in rents per months and I'll be paying $31 a month in taxes.That being said, I recently asked on the BP forums if property tax rates had a big influence on people choosing markets.

If that money guy doesn't really have good investment skills get a third party of influence, like a CPA, family attorney or broker involved.

Lastly, the best time to influence an appraisal is *BEFORE* the appraiser completes the appraiser.

It will help you save money not buying books, give you much more info and different opinions from different authors (although many just repeat the same ideas, which, in itself, is a lesson), and better than spending your own money on one or two books and being influenced greatly by just those.

No, receiving funds outside of closing as a result of or to influence the sale of real property is a violation.

Turns out every buyer has a different price, and what a buyer is willing to pay is largely influenced by what that buyer's goals are.

What you can get a seller to agree to can blow up due to other people who influence the seller!

The following books have deeply influenced my thinking of real estate investing:Rich Dad Poor DadMillionaire Real Estate InvestorRichest Man in BabylonI am also from San Jose.

What are your thoughts on this and what factors are influencing your decision to buy!

Although he had no direct influence his "subject to" real estate investing made sense to me and led me to seek more answers which ultimately brought me here.