Luckily with commercial there tends to be less of an "emotional" or "fair market" factor to the valuation of the property in that valuation is often directly tied to it's cashflow performance so the bank will have a greater probability of not let you refi to a level that the property becomes a negative performer.

Some require the business to be "on sight"Another thing to think about is what will happen to your vacancy rate/rent levels when people see that there is a billboard on your property?

The whole thing seems like a scam to me on so many levels -1 ) The "arrears" are listed as a single line item on the bill with no explanation of how they were derived2 ) We have never ever received a bill for any of the previous years (except for last years fee of $60)3 ) There are no minutes or any information about their policies or decisions on thier website4 ) I googled the "directors" of the homeowners association and they appear to be property investor types rather than local residents5 ) My wife was 13 when she received the land - whatever she signed (almost 30 years ago!!)

So, there's still a manager involved, as well as the investor who master leases the property from you.Why not buy into a REIT or apartment company if you want that level of hands off investment?

Personally I don't think anything with a cap rate under 10 makes sense from a business point of view.Cap rates vary greatly by area, even down to the neighborhood level.

They do tend to pitch a lot of books/seminars/tapes but they also go over high level concepts which really helped me in the beginning.

I can do lead-gen for pretty much any area, as I've become skilled with online marketing.

If you depended solely on rental property income you would be in trouble if you had a catastrophic level of vacancies or other problems related to the properties. 8)

If loans completely dry up, the real estate market will grind to a halt, and prices will plummet to levels that will make todays look great.

Anywaaaayss lol... ladies and gents, Ive been trying improve my cold call ratio and i need a formula for how talk to a potential seller/ and how finding out if an seller is motivated. i am a new investor as of which i have completed 1 deal and am in the process of completing an second, but for some reason this which i believe it due my mechanics and experienced level when talking to an potential sellers of course u get the typical hang ups, or the No's for no logical reason;. but when u find someone who is willing to sell and determining if there motivated to sell are two different things.