It wasn't fun living an hour and a half from work and play, but absolutely worth it.If one is starting with relatively low living expenses, cash flow can be extremely powerful towards reaching financial freedom.

They have a bunch of free videos out there related to the Income Snowball and their new partnership with rent-to-retirement, and a very savvy "numbers person" could probably surmise and re-create the system on their own if they really want to be cheap. 

I am in a highly concentrated beach vacation market and still have 80% first page search impression.  

Most of the investors I talk with are looking for an easy deal for them that can create early cashflow and long term appreciation with out taking up a page chunk of their time.  

Partnering with your sister’s wholesale business or working in a real estate-related role can also give you valuable hands-on experience.

That is because your ranking is low so you can’t hit the first page.

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 1-3 years for positive cashflow, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, immediate cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

No...there are many reasons why installing it over the carpet will prove to be a nightmare in a relatively short period. 

I understand business is slow right now relative to recent years, I'd recommend you get a better grip on being a REI agent.

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