One thing we have to work around, is that we travel non-stop for work.In every city we go to (including canadian cities), we always take a look at the prices of multi-family units (2 to 4 units), and also take a look at average rent rates.In most (if not all) of the places Ive been to, I rarely see many (if any) properties that show an annual 10% return on the total cost of the property.

He's very anti-social and the 'head roommate' wants to kick him out, but is too worried about getting a discrimination lawsuit... so they expect me to just put up with his hostility or leave.I get along with everyone else in the house, I pay my rent and am very considerate.

Naturally as more people want to understand real estate they will look to social networks (another big change this year) and BP will see its members climb.Look at a critical mass table and we will see "at some point" things accelerate with any good network or produce.

I am still very much in the learning stage but i will help others when possible and I look forward to becoming more social on here in the future!

Many elderly tenants are on fixed incomes.With social security not raising payments every year and other costs rising budgets are tighter than ever.I would make sure if you raise the rent it is very minor at best.If all the tenants pay on time and are good long term tenants you don't want high reno costs to get unknowns in there.I have seen this before where rents are higher but after rehab turnover is much greater negating the higher rents with more outlay of eviction costs and lost rent and damage to the units.I wouldn't raise rents right away.I would move in and then see how the property operates and get to know the people before making any decisions on rent increases.

: :D :D My name is Luis, Im 19, I did a high school with a technical career in accounting, and did a social service to a bank where I worked as an assistant with an accountant who managed real state, I got in love with it, and during vacations I worked at a construction company.

Most programs out there give you ample opportunity to simply cheat on quizzes/exams to pass their courses very fast.The Real Estate Exam is not very hard and I really think I could have come very close to passing it without any study work and simply using common sense, educated guessing, but there is a lot you simply will not even know anything about without proper studying.If you are self motivated, not very social or care to be, and know you will learn in-depth and want the freedom of being able to do it on your own time then take it online.If you like interaction, and doubt your will power to really study something on your own and not cut corners simply to achieve the end piece of paper result then take classes.I live in Texas though, so we are only one of a few states that seems to actually require any real amount of education to recieve a license.

At my school, you could either get a Bachelors of Business Administration in Economics, or a Bachelors of Social Sciences in Economics.

I love to tell people about what I do.Most folks my age hate to hear about what I do.Makes it very hard to get along with folks when just about everyone in my 'social peer group' slaves away in a cubicle doing their 50 hour workweek and I have the most awesome job in the universe.Haters gonna hate...

Your opinions of each other may change in another 5 years too.No, I'm not a social worker.