Why would an agent want to put in the work to do 10 deals to make 5 or 6k when one deal is going to pay them $10k.  

Here's a non-exhaustive list of some of the projects that we had to do to it.replace water main from the street to the housereplace all water lines in the housetear out all carpetPaint the interior (will be painting the exterior or residing in the spring)put in new laminate/vinyl floors throughout the houserepair dishwasher and oveninstall gutters on back of house and fix some water damaged areas of the wallreplace some of the rotted subfloor in the bathroom/laundry roomrepair the furnacereplace back doorchange door knobs and locksvarious other small repairs… patch holes, outlet covers, etc…Purchase price = $12,500Closing Costs = $1050Rehab (still an estimate, but it's close) = $13,500Total Cost = about $27,050Rent = $750/moHere are some before pics 

North Carolina could be a great state to invest in properties.You decide if you are willing to put in the effort. 

For example I put in 50% of the money my 401(k) putting 50% of the money my partner 0%Give my partner receive 20%, then my 401(k) receive 40% and I receive 40%. 

Tell them which zip codes you are interested in and they can send you a spreadsheet you can upload to the post office web site to create your cards.Also, visit trulia.com and put in the address of a fourplex you're interested in.

Here is a list that of things I put in to help a friend pack his MDU with college kids.

My last project I didn't have to put anything down, my investors put in $130,000 and that covered repairs and down payment.

Put in the time to research the market.

For some reason I still feel that I am obligated to be her friend even though the friendship will not help me achieve my goals and may even be hinder my progress.I guess I really want to know if anyone feels they have been pretty successful in REI without implementing the extra stuff........and just put in good ol' hard work?

For all I know, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping review our finances nightly.