I remember about 2008 watching an interview with J Kyle Bass and him explaining how he saw the crash coming, tried to warn people and at that time his investors were up 1,800% while I was barely keeping my head above water.

If you look at the rental history of most of the units they barely receive 10k a year before the local realtor gets her cut.

I'm getting ready to start out, and I'm wondering about this.First of all, our REIA leader last night defined "campaign" as one specific day and marketing method (eg. pink postcards mailed on 5/1).

But at a bare minimum, the 'catch' is at least that you're doing all of the work to find the deal, plus paying to be in the program in the first place. 

Compared to building several homes on a lot to sell, there are very few contractors that build apartments to hold and rent with the exception of when an investor actually wants to build, rent and hold.The reason most contractors don't build rentals to hold is because rental income barely keeps up with inflation.

Most Accountants and bookkeepers only do the bare minimum for your money.

Ours have a pink spot in the top left corner.I'll be up there tomorrow and I have a spare bulb and filter so I'll see if it just need a simple cleaning.

Michele Hamer If the property is free and clear and you need barely 15% of the value (1.7m/250k = 15% LTV), bridge lenders would be a smart option.

The rental market, although strong in Seattle, would barely cover the mortgage payment.If I sold, I would pay capital gains tax (under 2 yrs) however I likely would make very little profit on the sale.

2) Is there a way to mix owner financing with conventional financing and still keep out of pocket expense down to bare minimum?