There are so many veterans who have carved nice paths in real estate investing all over the site and as guests on podcasts that you can learn from as well.

Have a nice new year.  

Yeah that sounds like a nice little cash cow =).

Hello BiggerPockets Community!My name is Jaimie Uland, and I’m excited to connect with like-minded real estate investors here. I’m just getting started in the world of real estate investing and am particularly interes...

It isn't jumping out of the plane that hurts, in fact it's a pretty nice view, it's hitting the ground that does the damage. 

Hey guys im looking at real estate in South America ,for the price of a studio here in the U.S there you can get a 3br +1000sqf house in nice area of town ready to move in, been pondering on getting a personal loan here in the U.S to invest in a house in SA, what banks are best for this type of loan, i would like a low interest and monthly payments.

I love the idea and its really quite nice because the costs are minimal and upside is huge.

Unfortunately many landlords take the first group they find in these situations and come from the ideology that all college students are slobs so no sense offering anything nice. 

Your specific variable expense assumptions are wrong, BUT you stumbled into them being correct overall.Also, you are approaching this correctly - entering in the numbers to generate a purchase price that meets your metrics:) Hi Drew, nice to see you here!

It is just nice peace of mind that you don't always have to be available if their is an urgent maintenance issue.