A boost of the economy - the dot.com boom, A republican congress which force him to be moderate, the reform of the welfare system and a relative peaceful period (Except Kosovo and Bosnia which in term of American casualties and cost were relatively low.)

It does have a great backyard with mature trees, and the house itself photographs/shows well in terms of appearance.

Hello, , purchasing SFR is going to present quite a challenge i think - in terms of positive cash flow.

(Naturally I have emailed several firms, waiting for a reply)Is there a better way to go about this in terms of a prepackaged solution through a title company?

My rehabbing and flipping business is really quite easy to manage in terms of book-keeping.

What am I looking at in terms of having this installed though the house?

US Marshall auction should not be too different from sheriff sales, in terms of the homework that is needed beforehand; here is a link that will point out some other places to learn about homework to do before the sale.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86/topics/55917-are-the-sheriff-sale-listings-really-accurate-What to do now?

In terms of being an agent, I am unsure of where I would like to take my future (commercial, investor friendly, or residential).

The last SSF I looked at the appraisal laid out everything for me as far as market saturation, location in terms of distance from the subject property, and I was able to call the owners to pick their brains.

Like Charles, 15% is the number I look for in terms of long term COC; but also like Charles, I look at other indicators as well...For exampe, I want to know that I have built-in equity at the time of purchase and I want to know that if I finance the purchase (or refinance), my total return will be at least 25% (with equity accrual).Since I'm always looking at the final exit strategy (sale), I want to know that the property has appeal to market buyers so that when I choose to resell, it won't be too difficult.