I would be much more focused on getting a really solid 4 unit with little or no deferred maintenance in an area where you can get great tenants and maybe increase the rents regularly than I would on whether it generates a little positive cash flow with only 3 units rented.How much have you spent in rent while searching for the perfect deal?

,Since W2 employees get taxed BEFORE they get their money, you're kind of up a tree on this one.You'd do better to find a way to pay yourself from your deals thru an S-Corp so you can control how much of it is actually salary (earned income) versus dividend (regular income).

I will be attending the Investor Underground meetup on a regular basis so if you're also a regular, please let me know so we can meet in person.Feel free to message me.

Assuming you have enough time left you will make the most money this way.Make sure you have "contingent on seller attaining title" in your listing.

Hi everyone,Can anyone recommend a proven and reputable real estate agent in the Bay Area who works regularly with investors?

I'm installing the stuff regularly in $1m+ homes.

It happens all the time, so there's a steady stream of opportunities independent of general market conditions You can take a very methodical approach to Value Investing, where you regularly invest a particular amount (or just spread a large sum over many months) in a small number of pre-screened stocks, with the goal of holding for 1-2 years and selling at a profit, using the proceeds to repeat the process.

I do have my regular full-time career but my schedule allows for me to have some early afternoons off.

Now, if we do it again and again, we will need to 1099 the contractors, since we will be looked at by the IRS as an actual business........Regular home owners who hire contractors to work at their home, doing home improvements, do not need to 1099 them at all in North Carolina where we live.Thanks! 

We had one guy who just wanted cash every so often, no regular bills, that didn't work for me.