Purchase price: $125,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Six unit apartment building consisting of (3) two-bedroom and (3) one-bedrooms.

To maximize the number of transactions you’re involved in you will need to:Be Top of Mind when they think about moving - which requires consistent reminders.Be seen as an Expert – which requires a consistent message and Evidence of Success storiesGain their Trust – which requires communicating integritySo, start out by listing everyone you know in an Excel spreadsheet.

If you consistently analyze properties, it will be much easier to recognize a good deal when it shows up.

Have you looked around Santorini, Naxos or the other Greek islands?

A credit score will tell you a lot - and what you want to know is whether or not the applicant has consistently met his/her obligations. 

In the end the people finally just left and we demolished their abandoned trailer with our tractor and started it on fire in a hole we had to dig out back - my childhood was pretty interesting.Overall, the RV and travel trailer clientele have been a much more consistent renter to market to over the past 15 years.

@Evan AlexakosItems that can’t easily be changed:Right behind high voltage Power lines, busy roads, quirky layouts that require massive overhaul, property styles that aren’t consistent with the area.

Although, I am consistently learning the downfalls of doing this alone and want to build a team that can help me in my real estate investment journey.

Since you're in Los Angeles, buying would require a significant cash investment, but some things you can also do now or in the next few years include: shadowing a developer / realtor, get your real estate license (at age 18), and talk on a consistent basis with experienced investors.

Are much harder to make consistent money in than the new persons scratch and sniff will wrongly think.I buy off auction.com for $18k to $25k.