My wife and I are planning on flipping some homes so that we can fatten our retirement nest egg.

Originally wanted to let these fatten up a bit before I make the apartment complex leap.

If anything is good, it's either Illegal, Immoral or Fattening.

Right now I'm letting my houses fatten up to buy apartment complexes. 

When I had to fatten up my buyers list I went to my favorite realtor and had them run a report of all the short-sale and REO properties in zip code xxxxx knowing full well that the buyers of these properties will probably be cash rehab investors.

The HOA is pretty lax, as I've had issues getting them to enforce anything even though my attorney told me I had legal standing in my dispute, however; maybe the better business decision is to comply with the regulations (they don't ask for a copy of the lease form what I recall they just ask that the lease not be less than 6 months and that they get a copy of the rules, etc.) until I can fatten this house up enough to 10-31 exchange into an apartment complex in 2-3 years?  

I'm tempted to let these fatten up a bit more, slowly sell them off one at a time so I end up netting 4-5 million after transaction costs and capital gains taxes.

The NOI checks fatten my checkbook regardless of the market as long as I wish to continue holding.

They have system in place where they feed off the new agents through profit shares.So when a brokerage charges fees for fat splits to new agents retirement funds are being fattened onthe upline.Many agents that gravitate toward lower fees are struggling agents or are investors.Investors can get you in hot water sometimes trying hair brained schemes to make money.Struggling agents either are part time working a JOB or work full time but don't have many deals close each year.Both make the agents require alot of training and time because they are inexperienced or they get rusty doing a deal.

well yea a company/contractor would easily quote $1500 and up as even small jobs they're looking to make at least a grand to split between 2 or 3 guys doing the installation after the quote and then have some to fatten the company but a 1 man crew with maybe 1 helper that doesnt have website/marketing overhead should be around 2-3x materials total cost. although might quote 4x+. alot of skilled laborers will quote high cuz some customers dont bother to bargain agressively enuf!