"@ Frank ChinIn this specific instance, it is undeniable that a house was built on that property more than 15 years ago simply based on Google Earth data, but you can see by the county assessor records that the house on the subject property was built in 1950 and then the property encroaching was built over the property line shortly thereafter, in 1951.@ Matt Devincenzo,From the info in your post, the land does not seem to have officially been taken by AP.

Arbitrage is simply transactions.

Only in one of those instances, did my dog simply bark at the GSD, who then charged about 30 feet to bite my dog.So, yes, there is something to breed specific behavior.  

If you discover one that sounds potentially relevant, and you have not explored it - see if you can still get hold of your accountant to ask.

The economics simply do not favor the investor.  

I just read an article recently that noted "Avg Profits For Flipped Homes" of $80,000, however when you dig into the article and their sources, "Profit" is simply Sale Price - Purchase Price...so it doesn't consider renovation costs, holding costs, financing costs, etc.

If I sense the buyer is cut from this fabric, I will negotiate extra hard against repairs to the extent they simply walk.

You are honestly way ahead of the pack already simply by being willing to start learning about this topic in your early 20s.

You can ask the prospective tenant about the addresses or simply do a Google search for those addresses and, if it belongs to an apartment complex, you can call the apartment to see if the tenant ever lived there.Public Records:This part of the credit report will list any judgments levied against the tenant -which includes garnishments or evictions that have a monetary claim.

However, if you bought it and managed it as a market rate apartment, your experience would be very different.My point is, I can control how fast a unit turns simply by adjusting my asking rents.