Duplexes in Taylor, Texas (40 min from downtown Austin and less to the Domain, Round Rock, and major employers like Apple, Dell, Samsung, and others) run as low as $150,000. 

Budget your money and stick to it.Pay yourself firstSpend less than you makeStay out of consumer debtDon’t buy a new iPhone every year or car, keep them many yearsBuy a house you can afford to pay off in 15 years, and don’t keep moving up or refinance, pay it offInvest 15-20% of your income in real estate and stocksUnderstand time value of money and let it work for you not against youDiscipline and timeRead personal finance/investing/business books often.

Comparing horse labor to human labor is one of the worst apples to oranges comparisons I've seen recently. 

I am not saying the "bad apples" shouldn't get a defense, but their attorney should tell them they are breaking the law and they should take the $25,000 settlement.

I'm using Apple's Numbers app because it came with my mac but I'm starting to see that Excel seems to be the standard.

You could probably name comparably appreciated markets on one hand.We take a holistic approach though as you can see, so pure appreciation is not everything.Also, comparing Apples to Apples (California to Oklahoma in your data) its 476% to 424%.  

It's a way to compare apples to apples for the current situation; how to squeeze more juice from the investment.

Property management contract: Includes provisions for scaling fees based on deal volume and many other techniques promoted in the BiggerPockets community.Lease agreement: Includes terms needed to ensure that your rents increase with each lease renewal.Contractor agreement: Includes bonus payments and penalty fees for late work to help hold your contractors accountable.Contractor Scope of work document - give this to your contractor when asking for your bid so that all your bids are itemized and can be compared apples to apples.

Hello all, I have been a PO for the last five years in the big apple (NY).

Most people are good people, it's always a few bad apples that spoil the bunch.