It’s a stable business and necessary service, for sure, but doesn’t have much pricing power or growth opportunities.  

Some of the most powerful factors in real estate are control, debt (leverage), and taxes.

All,I am in a bit of a pickle with GA power... my former tenant messed up the meter and I am having issues getting service now that I evicted him.

I was thinking about power washing the dirty brick, a new door.

If they are the charity you choose to contribute to, then more power to you, but I would choose my own charities with that extra money.

If you have the borrowing power, I'd use it for down payments on two rentals. 

(And, as an aside... why do mortgage guys have such power to make us feel so disheartened when we're starting out?

If you want to be an asset manager focused more on leasing and property management...then and only then would I suggest the MBA maybe.If you want to climb the entrepreneurship ladder a JD, MSF, MBA, CPA, CFA... all are useless without grasping the mindset first.I possess a law degree with an undergrad in Econ/Finance and I am still giving serious consideration to the power of the Masters in Finance.

It allows us to accurately cost out projects before bidding and is very powerful and easy to use; we'd have a tough time running our business without it.While the end products of software development and construction are a little different (!)

I sell to just a few power players in my market.