Microsoft paid bigtime for not having the political game in place when the regulators came calling with hands out.

Hey other Pros, newbies and inbetweeners!I'm in my mid-twenties working in NYC and work as a Project Manager for a GC and would like to move from Brooklyn to Jersey to kick off my journey, while in close proximity to ...

I started in the RE game by helping my father Property Manage and fix up our family owned duplex when I was a young man.

All three of us are established in our own careers at age 30.

That may work in Texas where that is a way of life but in most of the rest of the country, the asset manager actually has to do some work and tell the contractor what improvements to make.If you're new to the game, I recommend you read everything you can find by Dave Lindahl and Ken Mcelroy.And it also depends heavily on the property you are working on.But here are the basics.First, fix up the exterior.

Turning out to be a kinda rough market in my eyes but then again I am new to the game lol.

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

All the homes that I have flipped have taken about 3 months from start to finish, which has been alright but I'm hoping to up my game as well. 

Yes but you should establish relationship ahead of time and make sure you have a place for the refi.

For example, if you establish a rental property as an LLC, you'll want to set up a separate bank account for that LLC and consider having a debit/credit card linked to that account.