From my perspective, if you live in this complex, you are not exempt to keep your unit in uniform with the rest.

Even if you do buy well at the time if there is a dramatic market shift in the few months you are holding it you could have an issue.

I was interested to hear your perspective, having had a good year in 2013.

I don't know about experts Bill ;-)I'm still not getting my head around this from Zac's lenders perspective ... not certain I'd want to take on 100% (purchase plus rehab) of the risk for 10-12% interest return.Partnering with an eventual earn/buy out maybe ...

One of my observations is that there is a noticeable shift towards smaller homes and a growing interest in the tiny ones.I can't wait to see what you do!

As many of you know, the weekly schedule is comprised of mostly 3 day work weeks, with 12 hour shifts.

From the perspective of a long-time RE investor and Realtor, no, you do not need a buyer's agent, however, unless you know the usual details about this investment in terms of rehab expenses and the resulting ARV, you may want to enlist the help of someone who does.

As the CFD process receives more scrutiny, there might be a shift in the rules, and you might find some recourse in that.

There's really no better way it seems, than owning real estate from a tax shelter perspective.

Wholesaling is mostly a gimmick and to be successful at it you must go through a lot of the same steps as being an agent (ie marketing, negotiating prices down, building a list of buyers etc).Might as well become an agent, build your network, learn the real estate industry from an insider's perspective and grow your new business that way.Just imo.