Perhaps invite your friends over and entertain them with stories of how you could've been an independently wealthy real estate investor.

I'm can also entertain a flip with a purchase price ~$200k but would have to save up a little more.Any thoughts on Orange?

Anyone have any entertaining tenant hoarding stories?

If it's something you want to do and view the extra time and money as a 'hobby' or 'entertainment' as those other landlords do; it could be ok for you if you look at it from a 30 year mortgage paid off by tenants point of view. 

This morning I happened to pick up a folder entitled "Properties of the Waltham Savings Bank" in Waltham, Massachusetts, so I thought I'd post a few pictures for the entertainment of the BP community.

It's quite entertaining in my opinion.That being said, I have learned new things that I applied in my business, just from the free stuff some Guru's give away.

What's even more amazing is this idea that once one gets their first deal rehabbed and rented then they can move on....If you don't have time to find motivated sellers (dropping a postcard off at a boarded up house on your way to and from work, getting on a realtors automated MLS e-mail notification software, asking the mailman if they have seen any "interesting" properties on their route), How are you going to have time to rehab a house, advertise for tenants, show the property, do background checks, do a pre-move in inspection and entertain the whims of a tenant who believes that they have a sovereign right to your property!

For example, in a theme park based on life 100 years ago, your old fashion candy store may demonstrate how candy was made long ago by hand, the employees may dress in the period, it may be next door to the ice cream store, in other words, it's not just a candy store but in makes up part of a bigger theme to provide an entertaining activity.All that said, RE activities effect other people, those you deal with, it's usually that largest financial transaction most people will ever be involved with.

I'm entertaining contacting a local CPA with Real Estate investor focus to replace my current CPA.I fear that my current CPA doesn't know all of the tax benefits available to me as a Real estate investor.

An unresponsive listing agent falls into 2 categories for me:1) they already have a contract in hand or will have one soon. ( Good agents would always entertain a back up contract or at least keep a line of communication open with potential buyer in case current deal goes sour) 2) they're not organize (I.e they don't have a system in place to take emails/phone calls.