The realtor that I have seems to know what she's doing,  she knows how to analyze  The property value but for some reason I keep missing out on the deals.  

I also spend hours running very comprehensive CMA reports on properties to analyze their list factors, sold factors and the average percentages of their tax assessment value that they are selling for as well.

Stocks and bonds, medical equipment, food and grocery, pretty much any retail item, cars, clothes, real estate... they all have their middlemen.Investing in real estate, especially wholesaling, has become wildly popular within the last 5 years.

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I am not suggesting you over analyze this.I think you should pull the trigger.

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I am sure you have come across it, but house hacking is pretty popular on BP and a small multi (2-4 units) is perfect for an owner occupant.

My goals for 2016 are to learn the details of analyzing a rental property, understand the accounting of a rental property, learn how to analyze a 'deal', understand different methods to find and purchase property, and develop relationships with other investors (local and through BP).  

That is a very popular strategy here.

Once I send our handyman out there to check things out and he has analyzed the situation and found it to be the fault of the tenant, and after he sends me a bill for it with his findings, I will then  turn around and send  the tenant a copy of the bill he sent me, with a bill I'm sending them for the repair, and what he had found.