I am finishing my degree in Computer Programming in Dec so I am super excited!

Is there a nest of plug in wires for cell phones, computers, electric razors, electric toothbrushes, laptops, game systems eating power and making heat?

So I wasted me time and then had to pay 300% more than if I had just hire the expert in the first place.Anyhow, here's a little trick I used to do before my back injury sidelined me completely.I have a picture of my first deal and the horrible job I did hanging near my desktop to remind me of the pain and cost of trying to do it myself.It works... most of the time.One caveat is if you LOVE working with your hands or just like getting dirty.I understand if do but pick a project that you can work on by yourself in the evenings or on weekends while not hold up the rest of the crew.

This is why STRs are a great investment class - the world is going to **** and individual mental health depends on more time spent away from cell phones, computer screens, and television sets. 

GCs are the staffing costs, computers, software, etc (things not required to do the work but required to manage the work).After an award is made, the GC and client enter into a contract to establish terms and conditions.

Auction.com. bid on it. stay by your computer until you win.

If the lockbox on the door is an electronic one, have your agent pull the recorded accesses thru the computer program for the lockbox.  

BS in Finance and currently working on a BS in Computer Engineering.My goals in real estate are followingenough income to pay for my basic cost of living (housing/food)enough income to pay my student loansenough income to fund my Roth IRAenough income to feel comfortable focusing my time and energy pursing endeavors, whether they are work related or not, that I enjoy and find stimulating.My strategy to do this is via rental properties near hubs of workers/tenants that are somewhat systematically immune to the ups and downs of the general economy (i.e. universities and hospitals).

Meaning even after paying your dues you wouldn't have direct access to the MLS on a home computer?

New York and California however often can be dramatic ($400-$500K per door) but in most of the other states the variance shouldn't be too drastic.Of course the sample can always be controlled just like a regular RE comp to utilize mostly companies that operate in markets similar to yours to refine the accuracy of the product.You can also use sites like loopnet to gather the sales price of apartments listed in a similar market along with the number of rooms to compute average price per door/room.