I don't want to eff up and blow the first deal and screw myself out of the business....so i'm thinking #1 & 2 first, and because they are residential still so easier to make the initial deals...Been calculating using the 50% rule, but haven't had much luck working what I think is a deal...Trying the NOI model, but again, having a difficult time getting the numbers right in my head and on paper.Do the seasoned folks just have a certain criteria, such as, if the NOI is under X, it's a NO GO.  

In my short experience, trying to quickly build a portfolio with conventional loans can be difficult, even when you have cash.

Which in turn means the normal laws of supply and demand (which determine value) are more difficult to apply.

It is incredibly difficult to get good renters for a house of this size ... because the rent is high(er) and the utility bills are hard to handle.  

It sure is interesting, don't know if we will find out any other details.I guess we are just happy our offer was legitimate and accepted.Roller Coaster Ride was no extra charge.But honestly, it makes things difficult if you are doing what you can to obtain housing and your offers aren't properly considered, we had no idea what was going to happen the second time around. 

The restrictions are imposed by the park owners to restrict competition and are usually successful in making an investor's job difficult. 

Currently I stopped using the mobile site as it crashes on occasion and it's rather difficult navigating.

I live in a town where the 1% deals are not easy to create, and even more difficult and rare to just stumble upon, but they absolutely are out there.Some 1% deals are residences, some are parking lots, and some are a flat concrete pad with cell-towers disguised as flag poles.If you were to compare every 1% deal across a tough town you'd probably find lots of creative angles unique to each deal.   

It's very difficult to make things cash flow when you start off with a low rent ratio.

The decision who to file through has been difficult.