I don't bring much to the table in terms of RE experience, but I am looking to buy my primary residence.

"- In terms of how difficult FHA is, it's not!

Prepare by keeping up with your bookkeeping every month so you know how much your expenses are and how high you need to raise the rents in order to operate profitably.The best time to deliver the rent increase notice is right after tenants have paid their rent, when the have put rent out of their minds for another month and it's no longer a matter of immediate concern.Normally any changes in terms of tenancy, including rent increases, require a lead time equal to the rental period.

This may be the best option for these investors;- A 7% cap rate complex in the Bay Area is probably pretty decent in terms of location and tenant-base, so it's probably pretty easy to manage the property and generate passive returns vs. a higher cap rate option in other areas where management will be much more difficult.Just some thoughts...perhaps those investors have different reasons for choosing that investment, but those would be my reasons...

Hello,I am just wondering how any of you fellow real estate agents feel about blogging in terms of building your business and obtaining leads?

If space allows, the additional cost would likely be well worth it in terms of return on your investment.At least where I live, anything with fewer than 2 full baths won't sell very easily -- if at all.

In terms of when you pay taxes, you're *GENERALLY* supposed to pay quarterly, but there are exceptions.

There is little value in terms if you plan to monetize quickly.

Buy retail and pay retail prices.I'm sorry if this seems harsh but it sounds like you have a long way to go in terms of approaching this correctly, and I'd like to help get you there as quickly as possible.

I feel like there maybe some value I can add to other investors in terms of data and automation by combining the dev skills with the broker benefits.As for real estate investing I continue to build capital in other assets classes while I am still figuring out my specific niche in my local market.