Daniel-I am predominantly limiting my scope to markets where I have more intimate knowledge of opportunities and contacts that could help me boost my bottom line.

. - I try to achieve a 15% cash-on-cash return but will go as low as 12% if the property has some improvements, or if I see the chance for value add to increase rents to boost my return.

Having an industry that is unique to the area will drive many tourist and boost to the local economy.

Yet, the road to real-estate riches isn’t all about curb appeal and “sold” signs.

Hi Ted,It will take a curb cut, so you might want to find out of that is allowed in that area.You might also want to look for the location of buried utilities and see if that presents a problem.Sometimes they are in the grass median next to the curb, and they may not want you to cross that.Good Luck!

What weapons do they have to boost the economy if the rates have already been cut to zero?

After looking around for a couple of months we found 1967 3br/2ba 1200sqft home with very nice curb appeal in a quiet neighborhood and decided to make an offer.

., TV commercials, radio ads, motivated seller website, SEO, pay per click/adwords, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online advertising and boosted/promoted social media postings.Bottom line is consistency.

Hard is, I go through with an eviction, get possession, throw his stuff to the curb and file a court case and get judgement for money owed.

That's a great way to make connections and to boost your confidence.