If wholesaling is the exit strategy, this will show how much of a discount is needed to buy.Major market areaAll real estate is local, but major market areas influence the formula.

The route David mentioned will work for now, but snowshoeing is frowned upon by carriers and will eventually (sooner rather than later) die as a marketing tactic.

What's the general opinion of BP members about the viability of Smarter Contact SMS marketing?

What I mean is, if you are thinking $50,000 down, plus closing cost, plus fix up cost, plus time on market to get rented as your foot in the door cost to get up and going- you might want to add an extra line item for additional time and additional costs associated with this type of scenario.

It’s a tertiary market, but has multiple major employers, the largest hospital in the state, and a university.

One of their tenants was one of their maintenance guys but was not their manager (making sure rent was collected), I think he paid either half of what rent should've been for his unit while the unit next to him was a 1bd unit as well renting for $650/700 at the time and that was about market rent still.

I’m particularly interested in off-market opportunities and would appreciate working with someone who knows the area well.The purchase will be under my name, but I’d love to take advantage of any benefits tied to my daughter’s first-time buyer status, especially considering her limited credit and assets.

It would depend greatly on your market.

There is still very high demand in many markets with rates coming down and lower than normal inventory..

We're in 5 other markets and all together I spend less than 5 hours a week combined on our other properties.