I'm very much in the learning stages but have decent financial modeling skills and a MBA which should help me get started.

At this stage in my life I am entering reeducation and unlearning everything the school systems have taught me about being a Cog in the machine (employee) and learning how to build a machine (buisiness).

A co-worker of mine is in the beginning stages of buying/building a new house in a new development that is just now under construction and will be selling the house she lives in now. 

(i am joking) I have not decided what marketing material i'll use (yellow letter, postcard) but from what it looks like it more important to make any move rather than stress over these details (at this stage in the game)Can anyone offer any other perks that I may have missed? 

Ideally I would like the properties to be in driving distance at least in the beginning stages.

Let me think about this, keep a car that is losing lots of value every year and has payments that are excessive while starting my investing career or keep it and write off the cost? 

I've been in the self education stages of real estate investing for the last 5 months now and I have a question I just can't seem to get answered via google or even a few agents I've spoken with in person.

Are we in the early, middle, or late stage of an expansionary cycle?

Are we in the early, middle, or late stage of an expansionary cycle?

If the issue is the Tenant simply does not want to hand-over that much capital, then perhaps the security deposit, or last month's rent, could be placed in an escrow account (however this is probably excessive for the amounts involved).