I get distracted by family and the media.I need to be reminded of my mission and why I play the REI Game to WIN, not to just dabble and waste time.So, I get my coffee, check my email, prioritize my urgent tasks, THENI read this:http://biggerpockets.com/blogs/3/blog_posts/tagged?

Our phones have simply stopped ringing (luckily we are booked out fairly well through the end of the year, but what happens in January?).

They would claim that the landlord or PM company violated their rights and they would win huge sums of money.

They also have additional services in which you can "rush" the direction of investment & pay minor additional fees for the rush.As far as Guidant Financial Services, they are expenseive, simply because an additional step must be taken to set up the checkbook access which requires an LLC to be formed.

There simply is no cookie cutter approach," cautions Dorkin.

It may not be anything for a simple duplex, but you could be causing yourself problems that a simply refurbishing and expanding the existing structure could avoid.

With a little coordination and some effort, you can win against the city.

If they won’t take the time to fill out an application in order to win a bid, what makes you think they’ll take the time to follow up with more important details – like showing up at the worksite?

Well, they can.By putting Bird Dogs to work for you there's more time for you to concentrate your energies on more profitable activities: negotiating with sellers, putting together winning proposals, and moving on to the next deal.

You can not find that out by looking solely at the cap rate.this may mean that you have to adjust your expectations about how much of a return you can get, or that you need to find a different city to invest in or different financing strategy, but at the end of the day, its the return that matters and the cap rate will simply not tell you that.The cap rate is little more than a sales marketing tool.