I am keeping a list of what things actually cost in the twin cities (water heater, washing machine, roof). 

Benefits of 1031 exchange are you avoid paying taxes and if your in real state for the long term might as well keep your money in real estate, I see real estate as being a money printing machine.

These units typically appeal to owner-operator type businesses - machine shops, home remodeling, etc., so were are typically renting to an individual, not a "business".Do you request a credit and background check of the potential lessee for light industrial rentals?

The machines (skidder) they have available now can produce massive amounts of cut timber daily.

Hey John,I'm not a pilot, wanted to go to USNA and be a F16 pilot, went to USNA Prep as a CPL in the USMC in Newport RI, flunked the Jet flight physical at 6'4", cried like a baby to the flight surgeon, said I could fly other machines, but no at 19 wanted my jets, that's another story.Your point about training and charging based on "how much do you want to make" and a percentage of your goal is intriguing.

It's the knock you hear in the line when the dishwasher stops filling or the washing machine stops filling.

I feel like an ATM machine. :)

They actually included what I thought was a $1,000 check in a "welcome packet" which they claimed was to use for buying printer, fax machine, office supplies etc.I went to cash the check and couldn't quite understand why the lady was smiling at me at the counter.

Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Gitomer, Rich Dad/ Poor Dad, Cashflow Quadrant, Trump's "Think Big & Kick ***" and "Think Like a Billionaire"), I'm working on the Trump University's "Real Estate 101", and I've got "The Art of The Deal", "The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Recieved, and Kiyosaki's "The Real Book of Real Estate", plus about a dozen more on their way from Amazon (Thanks to a bunch of loose change and the CoinStar machine offering no 8.9% fee by choosing an Amazon gift card rather than cash)I WAS going to check out one of the local AREIA meetings last night but clearly last night just wasn't the night for me (got out of work late, had directions on my blackberry and the battery died, then my car overheated in traffic...

But, I've also been to San Antonio in July, hydration is key, that's why the Magic Time Machine is so much fun. :)