If a realtor approaches you with a buyer, you should sign a single transaction listing agreement.

I feel like I am approaching real estate different from an investor who relies solely on rental cash flow.I am okay giving up some cash flow because I am more interested in mortgage pay-down/tax benefits/appreciation.Am I mentally approaching this wrong?

Usually a loan officer will speak off the record, don't approach them so much as a bank officer, they clam up quickly.6.

Kevin and I chatted, he was very helpful, and I brought the concept to my local partners.We decided to follow that model of free networking events, and started creating the Black Diamond Real Estate Investors starting with our first meeting in Waltham, Ma.

I just brought a 2 unit property with one existing tenant.

I hear apartment buildings and some people think duplex,tri-plex,quad.I define it as 5 or more units for commercial purposes that will use the income approach as compared to the comparable sales approach and commercial financing versus traditional lending.Each size of building and units will have various things to analyze.You first need to define how much money you have to actually get started and that will determine to an extent what size you start out with among many other factors.

i guess i'm one of the blind sheep that follows the pack...i agree permits are a pain and a ridiculous fee that the government mandates...however, they do serve a purpose...i didn't see if you specified who ran the sewer line..my understanding was the seller himself did it...that's a different story than having a licensed plumber do it on a weekend and not pulling the permit (not advocating this approach either, just separating possibilities).

I have not spoken to any banks or private money yet but I know these are important metrics that need to be figured out before I approach them.

It was a wholesale deal and he brought buyers to the table who eventualy enabled us to close the deal.

I believe this may have been grandfathered-in, but I'm not sure...Nothing was brought up at the inspection.