Negotiate a good deal on your start up expenses (E & O Insurance, signs, MLS and board membership, etc) versus the cost of the commissions you are paying.

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Good points mentioned by others about multi-family properties vs single family homes.Pet hair gets into the HVAC system and even appliances such as refrigerators and ranges.

Hey BPers, I'm piggy-backing off of a thread I started in the Real Estate Marketing Forum: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87/topics/113063-pre-foreclosure-foreclosure-leads-in-a-judicial-foreclosure-stateA quick summary for those not interested in reading that thread, foreclosure processes in judicial states are handled within the court system and as a result there are no public notices required like in non-judicial foreclosure states.

Creating and streamlining management and analysis systems is also an interest of mine.

Hello,My name is Lync Jones and I am a newbie from Lehi, Utah.I currently work in Salt Lake City as a System Administrator.

Anyway I recommend Don r Campbells the ACRE system great book on Canadian long term real estate investing and a fun read.

Money Mustache and simultaneously from a Google search for "50% rule".I'm a contractor by day (current focus is insulation/air sealing and mechanical systems), but my goal is to be financially independent by 2017 at the latest.

Lot of properties still in the foreclosure process, so it may be a while before we see those move through the system.

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