Obviously picking who to sell to would be key.

I collect first month rent, last month rent, AND security deposit before/when we sign the lease/give keys.

My key focus right now is being able to target and capture interested investors seeking  property management services. 

They can also help you with which title companies they use which is a key step, some title companies are more friendly than others with regard to investor activities.

Both at the same time will drag down CoC by ~3.5%.So yes, in the last year we've seen rates rise by ~1% across the board, and many markets are seeing home prices that are at least 5% higher than they were a year ago.

Hello All, I have been off this board for a while, i been out of investing for a little over 2 years for various reasons (career changes, and divorce) and i feel like i am in a good place financially to invest again, so i wanted to get some opinions.4 years ago i got out of the Military and became a Realtor, i worked as a Realtor for a while, but i never really made decent money and worked my butt off, i barely managed 25k/yr, so i decided to make a change to my life and went back to school and now i am a Registered Nurse after going through a fast track education program.

Stress testing:  Very key for larger properties. 

The key is truly understanding your market.  

First, tell you boss at your company and make sure it's okay -- it doesn't do any good to make an investor mentor if you also lose your 9-to-5.As for approaching the individual: 1) explain why you're interested; 2) say that you did get the ok from your company, and that you're doing it in a totally private not-related-to-your-company way; and 3) offer to help out with his properties like you said.A key thing to be clear about -- if you offer to do any of your professional day-job work for him on the side as a favor for him helping you out, you need to be sure that your company doesn't mind you doing it.

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