Which would require you bringing ~$25k to close. your plan seems smart and based in the reality of our current economic conditions.if you would like additional info about what's available in my midwest market, including analysis of possible acquisitions, reach out to me.

If you want an agent that is on the ball, hire based on their experience and not their personal relationship with you.3.

However, this metric varies based on individual investment goals, market conditions, and property types.

Do I simply jump in with a rental that would (based on the calculator here) give me a 16.56% CoC ROI and move forward from there?

@Joshua Randall, I would say there is an underlying knowledge base needed to properly assess and manage contractors.  

You might have wonderful memories of grandma’s house and know it’s incredibly safe based on fond memories of playing cops and robbers with your friends at night, but guests have their own point of view.

Found the forum while looking for information about Syndication as a tool to recruit Investment.I am based in the US and Mexico and currently just completed a mixed Vacation Rental Boutique building project in Tulum, Riviera Maya, Mexico.Looking forward to develop additional projects in the area which is blessed with high volume of local and foreign visitors.

I know the value of shovel ready properties will vary greatly based on current market conditions, location, etc.

I want to know who's responsible for this repair based on my lease.

This leaves friends/relatives wanting to help you out (emotional based investing) or people unsophisticated and naive (likely disciples of a currently heavily promoted guru).When I, or any other investors (with significant capital) I know of invest, either equity or debt), we only consider deals where (1) the “sponsor”, or borrower have a significant investment of their own capital, unless they’ve owned the property many years.