OK, the question: when I received the bill, from an investor perspective, I was surprised, because seriously, wood repairs?

Somehow, you must find a way to rise above it and see it from different perspectives in order to craft a solution.

From my perspective, if you live in this complex, you are not exempt to keep your unit in uniform with the rest.

I was interested to hear your perspective, having had a good year in 2013.

I don't know about experts Bill ;-)I'm still not getting my head around this from Zac's lenders perspective ... not certain I'd want to take on 100% (purchase plus rehab) of the risk for 10-12% interest return.Partnering with an eventual earn/buy out maybe ...

I own three Subway franchises "Eat Fresh" and am working with my family on our third Daycare Location as well.

From the perspective of a long-time RE investor and Realtor, no, you do not need a buyer's agent, however, unless you know the usual details about this investment in terms of rehab expenses and the resulting ARV, you may want to enlist the help of someone who does.

There's really no better way it seems, than owning real estate from a tax shelter perspective.

Wholesaling is mostly a gimmick and to be successful at it you must go through a lot of the same steps as being an agent (ie marketing, negotiating prices down, building a list of buyers etc).Might as well become an agent, build your network, learn the real estate industry from an insider's perspective and grow your new business that way.Just imo.

It let me acquire properties from a big picture perspective instead of being hamstrung with deals others wouldn't touch because they couldn't take the time nor did they have the resources to turn them around.