Although Plan administrators are required to distribute fee disclosures annually the fees, it takes some effort to find them and fully understand the net impact on your investment balance.Now let’s look at the Pros and Cons of Real Estate InvestingIf you haven’t read Rich Dad Poor Dad yet, I don’t know what you’re doing on BiggerPockets or how you got here.

@Brendan Miller: For my LP investments, I have to be able to get in for $50k or less (I am not rich enough for those $250k minimum).  

We see it all the time on BP where some tactical idea, a tool if you will, that has a use for a specific set of circumstances, gets blown out of proportion as a way to riches and is co-opted by people that don't 100% understand the implications, but will use it anyway and tell others to use it. 

Do not pay your tenants for food, launrdy or anything else.We tented all our apartment buildings 16 years ago and paid the tenants their daily rent rates.

Short version: I'm a teacher, just moved from CA to NC.  Experiencing sticker shock at my salary decrease.  Hoping to use real estate investing to set our family up for the future (short-term and long-term).We have ~$...

How much more desirable is it if I add a kitchenette (sink, food prep area, two burner stove) and on-site laundry?

Lastly, if you're looking for interesting or nice areas for nightlife or food, make sure to check out Ohio City and The Flats.

Your first deal won't make you rich, so just look for a "base hit" that makes sense to you and get's the ball rolling towards future investments.

It took me a number of months but I eventually found a few underwriters who agreed to trade a bit of their wisdom for an hourly rate.I offer 1-on-1 guidance not because I plan to get rich (I didn’t take a gigantic leap into full-time investing only to give myself another day job)… but because it’s something I wish I had.

You don't mess with food.