I also like the new money show.I think being active on this site is great for moving along your real estate goals for a few reasons:1- you learn a ton from people who are doing this every day2- you get to see other's questions and often the information offered is useful to you as well3- you start being visible to other investors and can make connections with either local investors or others doing what you are interested in (flipping, wholesaling, buy and hold, etc.)Good luck!

Financial Advisors and CPAs often refer clients to one another.

This is a normal and crucial step in virtually every sale of tenant-occupied property. 

They often ask for large amounts of redundant documentation.  

The upstairs looks great but I am not allowing pets at this time in the upstairs apt and I am trying to get a better caliber of tenant than I have previously worked with, hence the higher rent price. 

Our realtor their did mention that the students often stay in the newer developments closer to the school verses the downtown area.

2. economic vacancy number projections - often times over optimistic3. expenses - ABP vs individual metered. 

If you let people walk all over you, they often will walk all over you.

As investors, we're always looking for an asymmetric risk profile, and we can often get caught in looking at the upside without evaluating the downside. 

Most have been for flipping purposed but there are a few that do buy & hold (often with creative finance here).