One of my favorite quotes, "Service to others is the Rent you pay for your room here on earth" ~ Muhammad Ali, and with that said, How may I be of assistance to any of you?

We have to look at getting creative or looking long termI hope that helpsJosh  Where on earth would you get reliable cap rate comps for SFR?  

How in Gods green earth are New York investors surviving out there with taxes the way the way?

@Adam JohnsonNo real earth shaking advice from me.  

I'm close to finishing my rehab project, but my counter top person has fallen off the face of the earth, so I'm looking elsewhere. 

Learn them in Google Earth or Google Streets and then get some boots on the ground and drive them.

I am sure this point has been made somewhere before and probably in a book but it just dawned on me...this was the norm for hundreds of years before commercial banks were able to merge and grow and own 'everything' in the country Anyways, nothing earth shattering here but thought I would pass along.

I love the site and thanks to Joshua Dorkin Brandon Turner for your down the earth delivery of this real estate education we all need!

Asides from mowing the grass and normal household chores (which every homeowner in the country also does) that's about the extent of the work that I do to manage the property.Why on earth would I spend $100-$200 per month on a property manager?

Missoula is one of the best towns on earth, and there seems to be a ton of affordable real estate there now, and a great, growing university which provides lots of renters.