Markets change, demographic change, laws change.Step 1 to getting into REI is getting some base knowledge and exposure, from there step 2 is evaluating your personal situation, resources, hurdles, preferences and choosing your own individual strategy and starting REI formation, no book can say what's best for you, a guide can't say you need to start as a wholesaler or a flipper, HML, Joint-Venture, etc etc etc.. 

I learned more on managing tenants, the process of evictions, the process and plan of evaluating works but did get tweaked.

I learned more on managing tenants, the process of evictions, the process and plan of evaluating works but did get tweaked.

I'm assuming he'd save on realtor fees, marketing costs, staging costs, vacancy costs, Should I evaluate repairs that need to be made?

Hope its appropriate to do so, but am looking at an investment opportunity on a rental property and unsure if am missing anything on the calcs. Summary of the opportunity as follows:2 year fixed term lease from Corpor...

In addition, rent increases will improve the cash flow situation   The BP spreadsheet on buy n hold returns shows by year 8, the total cash flow for coastal CA markets was in the mid range of the cities evaluated (and the spreadsheet had property tax mistake for CA and therefore under calculated the cash flow).  

Had posted a BP post while I was in the process of rehab, read it as well to get more context.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/597/topics/810809-my-current-brrrr-deal-in-progress-and-need-contractor-references?

@Andrew Daus keep me posted on your progress!

Friend of a friend had a vacant property that he planned on fixing, one thing led to another and 7 years went by without any progress.

You've made so much progress and in some tricky times.