(i.e: 850K for a 1 bed condo in Vancouver) We currently have two properties that are cash flowing into the 3 digits at 0.7% - 0.8% respectively.In our market if you get 0.8% you're making a killer profit !

I currently live in the Boston area working in digital marketing / advertising and am looking to invest throughout the New England area and potentially beyond that depending on the opportunity.

@Jordan Calaway - your mom could comfortably get double digit returns in the Washington, D.C. market.

Have any of you doing new construction used BDX? Our MLS feeds to many different sites. However; there are sites such as new home source, and others that get their feeds from BDX (or you can join them directly) so tha...

I am sure you know that the housing market has had increases in value in the double digits in many states for several years.

Just a few hundred dollars would do.Buy business cards, bandit signs, enough for a small direct mail campaign, some nice looking clothes to make you look trustworthy if you don't have them.Cheap digital camera off of ebay/craigslist.

Starting off I understand probate to be a great list but a list that might take months to close bc the nature of the probate process.Here are somethings I'm doing bc I'm on a budget as well (in terms of marketing)- Connecting with other REI in my local areapurpose: to find out intel info on investors, areas that are doing well for the wholesale approach, best practices on property acquisition approaches (direct mail, lists, digital)- Taking note on the "ugly" homes in my areapurpose: research the address, current value, building a list to check at the county for absentee owners- Contacting FSBO homes purpose: to start the exercise of talking to home owners and gaining the experience of having these types of conversations. looking on craigslist for fsbo and using the fsbo siteFrank, welcome to BP.

As far as cash on cash is concerned, most investors are looking for a double-digit COC (10% minimum). in some markets, You will not be able to I achieve it.As far as I am concerned, I go for cash flow.

While keep hearing others setting their minimum investing cap rate standard at double digits (non-CA perhaps) or much higher than 5%, it makes me wonder: is it really the norm to have lower cap rate in California?

See below...double digit declines in starts and permits.