Esp when I discovered that the private lender was once a commercial RE agent who retired comfortably from 9-5 @ age 45.My first couple of deals were through the RE agent who found me 'run down' properties that were owner holds near the University & I rented every room & paid the mortgages weekly with cash.Looking back the best advice & deals I received was a direct result of one on one networking.Good luck

This universities MBA program requires 3 years of work experience so I wouldn't be accepted.

My name is Brisa Marie, I attend The Pennsylvania State University with a sophomore class standing.

By the Seller selecting that sale price, he has reduced the potential universe of buyers to those who operate similar to him.

I live in Lafayette, Indiana, and am near Purdue University, ~40,000 students, so SFH could be more easily rented to well screened tenants if property is near enough campus.

Some shingle colors just wouldn't go with some exterior color schemes.That being said, I'm a big fan of the 3D shingles and think they are absolutely worth the additional cost vs. a standard shingle.By default, I would say black 3D is probably the best universal shingle but I don't have any hard data to back that up :)

Are these units in a trendy or high density area (lots of shops and stuff close by) or near a university?

Hello, My name is Zach Kowalik and I live near Ames, Iowa home of Iowa State University.

Here are 3 papers I've found about the challenges and successfull programs:Overcoming Barriers to Energy Efficiency by Beth Williams at MIT - http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/44348Enabling Energy Efficient in Rental Housing, from the University of Minnesota: http://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/107532/1/Mitchell_Enabling%20Energy%20Efficiency%20in%20Rental%20Housing.pdfOn-bill financing of energy efficiency: http://www.puc.state.pa.us/Electric/pdf/Act129/OBF-ACEEE_OBF_EE_Improvements.pdfI'd especially interested if someone is having success with rebate programs in Connecticut.

Is there some sort of universal rule of thumb or is it something understood through experience?