I don't try to break down the individual expenses for a given property in a future year because that is impossible.

I approached a couple of local investors about them possibly being added to my buyers list and I ran into some road blocks.

Hello:To this point, I've always bought investment property as an individual.

Each city is a market unto itself with it's own plusses and minuses and must be analyzed individually.

Banks are also notorious for "shopping" your offer for the purpose of getting a better price.I have bought a lot of REOs and have found banks to generally be a lot harder to work with than individuals.

Individual stocks have too much risk for me.

This location is an investment in a prestigious town located 1 block from downtown, 2 blocks from a train that goes directly into NYC, and 5 blocks from one of the top hospitals in NJ.

So be prepaired to run into some road blocks when you are needing to cash out funds on investment property.

I'm curious if the higher volume individuals have their own "maintenance man" on hand to adress repair issues.

Hi all,I've been a REI for about 3 years now and have finally decided to make the leap and do more deals (the last time I made a deal was 3 years ago, when I started).I've been re-educating myself (books, web) for the past few months and wanted to join a club, meet like minded individuals and learn more from those that are DOING rather than DREAMING.