It’s insane.The fact is wholesalers provide a valuable service, not unlike an antiques dealer.

I feel I provide a valuable service and am confident that each of our students will have success stories to share with all of you.Does that make me a guru because I charged them?

I don't mind managing my first investment to gain the valuable experience.

You might, for example, want to de-leverage your personal balance sheet for other reasons (risk; too much leverage; anticipated future financing), and this might override the simple "rate of return" rule of thumb I've described.Nevertheless, it's a simple, and usually valuable, rule of thumb when evaluating your options.Cheers!...

Hey Jessica - comps from realtors are a good thing to have but I think they were more valuable 3 years ago.Doing an appraisal is much more complicated today and frankly most appriasers don't understand it let alone realtors :)So yes - I think getting info from an appraiser and then talking to them (just don't accept the value - ask them about it - why this comp etc....).

Your time is your most valuable commodity.

especially with the 11 unit, I'm doubting myself because it not only meets, but blasts thru all the standard rules based on price and gross rents Thanks for your valuable and much needed ongoing education!!

A million bucks right now is a considerably more valuable thing than a million bucks 30 years from now.

Sales price $70K, $10K down, 7.5% fixed rate.Also, any tips on further setting up and structuring the note to make it more valuable for eventual resale (the note).

To answer your question speculation land can be extremely valuable, but there are a lot of variables involved.