If you're an employee, a lot of the economic stuff won't hit you as hard as business owners...

Very easy to hit 1% rule here in midwest and look forward to hearing from you next week. 

Good morning all.  My father has been a real estate investor for many years.  He is at a point now where he is looking to move on from some of his properties.  He has a 3 unit property on the 700 block of 4th St. in S...

But know that you will only find people who are actively looking and typing in the keyword phrases that you have optimized for.Mail can be effective if you hit lists that who aren’t on every other investor’s radar.

One place marked at $1100 I believe, same idea, comps weren’t even hitting $1000.

And banks are not lending the way they were even a couple years ago for MF.My sense though, based on all the recent complaints I read on here about low yield in other parts of the country, is that the rest of the country is starting to hit similar market conditions.

If you're hitting up distressed properties in the first place, I cant imagine that they'll be too offended - they probably KNOW the house needs some TLC!

When the page populated, there was a calculator on the screen  I typed in the loan amount, the interest rate and then hit the drop down for 30 years. 

If the average % rule is 0.6% and you come across a deal that is 0.85%, then you've found a deal even though you didn't hit the 1% mark because the property offers greater returns than other comparable properties in the same area.As Paul Choi said, Stockton is block by block, so best to at least spend an afternoon driving around the area you're considering investing in if you're not working with someone who's intimately familiar with the area and lived in the area for over 10 years...Ahem...

Hey BP,I hope I hit the right people with this one.I am currently an Electrical apprentice working residential construction F/T.