Basically, I've had the initial conversation with them, asked about their houses condition, and the majority of these leads are folks who want retail for their house that's in need of extensive repairs.

It's a shame, that a few bad Landlords and a few bad Tenants make the entire rental industry bad..."

I was interested but was waiting for them to drop the price as it was full on retail and needs a solid 8k in renovations...  

Real Estate is a very long term success industry and building a foundation will be the most important aspect of your business.Good luck and hope to share more ideas in the future.Damir 

Analyze the local safety, political, and economic circumstances and get a feel of long term general (urban, industrial, infrastructural) development.

Have been trying to negotiate a lease in a shopping center to open a retail store.  

I'm Jessica and I'm just starting out in the multi family industry...

I'm also new to REI, but have been researching the industry for awhile now.  

Does anyone in the Jax area know of someone I could get with to learn the industry.

If a house is worth $200k at retail, and it needs $10k in repairs, you subtract the repair cost from the value of the property, not add it to the value.I posted a version of the below info elsewhere.