Including the tax benefits of certain real estate assets you should be able to produce a 6-9% blended return at this time in the market.3.

I am also seeking his or her advice on what would make my property more attractive to those buyers.I want to remain loyal, however, to my real estate agent with whom I have done business with for many years in purchasing my current and former primary residences and one investment property.How do I open a dialogue to seek the advice I seek with an agent in my area so that ultimately there is a mutual benefit in working with him or her while maintaining my business relationship with my longstanding agent with whom I will eventually use as the listing agent for my current property?

What activities/tasks produce the better results?

The Allegheny County Real Estate office produces a CD every quarter of all the sales in the county for the last three months (along with loads of property information).I use this data to see what's happening in the areas that I care about.  

It is really attractive to retired professionals from California, New York, RDU, CLT & ATL.Working people live outside the city of Asheville

Many people are attracted to wholesaling because of the low cost to start.

You invest in real estate and you have an infinate potential for loss.on the flip side, 40k in mutual funds/index funds will take much longer than 15-20 years to produce any reasonable income. 

Use that to make contacts and learn the market and inventory, while producing a steady income.

There is no requirement to make contributions each and every year, and many startups setup a 401k plan before they are profitable as a means to attract quality employees.  

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