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I think the secret is to have nicer units or else you will get crappy tennants.  

Please BP members, tell me your secret.

@Thomas TamayHere are my favorite books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

Gurus usually illustrate only the income appraoch, usually incorrectly, because of two reasons in my opinion, one, it justifies their strategy and two, they can't really value a property, Valuation is beyond the scope of there "Secret Strategy".

If 3 or less, but accounts are for ANY utilities (including cell phone service), or minor consumer goods (Wal-mart, Pizza Hut, Victoria's Secret, etc.)

I was wondering why this proclaimed multi-millionaire in RE would tell his secrets.

microsoft's answer to google maps - it's no secret, but i'm finding alot of people don't know about it.www.local.live.com WOW.

If so, would you mind sharing your secrets for finding deals out here?

And 36 Other Key Financial Measures http://amzn.to/Zv0ZphFrank also has another book called 10 Commandments for Real Estate Investors that I reread every other month or so as a reminder: http://amzn.to/15ikXL0Ken McElroy has two great books on apartment investments and one on property management:The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss http://amzn.to/HdXVf1The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing: How to Identify the Hottest Markets and Secure the Best Deals http://amzn.to/1bcWx50The ABC's of Property Management: What You Need to Know to Maximize Your Money Now http://amzn.to/1d518JKAlso see Ken's BP interview on Podcast 052: Buying Apartment Complexes, etc. here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/09/bp-podcast-052-raising-millions-ken-mcelroy-rich-dad/I think these are the place to start, but there's many more let me know if you'd like to see more.Good hunting-