I personally put my money to work for me in RE, and I make significantly more of a return then the TSP could ever give me.

His daughter is now upset that I will not return Octobers rent and is saying that electrical is my problem.

I get more use out of big data in other investment categories, which provides a nice baseline for the kind of returns I should expect on real estate, before it's too much effort.Granted, there are a million opportunities out there.

What you need to take into account is your cash on cash return. 3.5% down payment on 300k purchase price Closing costsRehab moneyMonthly mortgage -rental incomeRefinance costsPlus if you refinance in like 3-5 years the market may be down and you wouldn’t be able to refinance and pull out the $50,000 to pay off your second.

@Andreas Thuresson If it’s an investment only then you have to weigh buying in a stable area with lower returns or a more risky or developing area with higher returns.

If you'd be willing to help me, I would appreciate it and please let me know what I can do for you in return.

I’d also want a higher cash on cash return.

I recently returned to the Madison area after having done some business in Southern Africa.

I don't know if the odor returns later because we literally cleaned the crap out of the place.

Especially for a front-ended note with a conservative LTV.That said, how would I DECREASE the note buyer's return to a more reasonable 12% or so?