The MLS has an activity search which will pull up any properties that are new listings or have a price change in the last X amount of days.

Now as a realtor if you are selling your own house then you will save on the listing fee, you will have access to the MLS to pull comps, and you will have some contacts starting out (at least the other agents in your office).I personally don't have my license, and have come across very few times that I wish I had it.

Hawaii and other states that command high rents per sq foot should naturally have the lowest % of gross rents going to maintenance.Another reason why our operating cost may be low is our very low property tax rate - 0.4% of assessed value annual.

I always figured it would be natural to get into something larger to enjoy even greater rewards, and not surprisingly, real estate and property have been on the radar for quite some time now.

since lenders don't like too many loans with an investor, and since i plan on buying several hundred over the next few years, i thought it might be easier to go private.i would buy with cash and rehab. afterwards i would refi to pull out investment and some profit, not going over 80%LTV, with new 1st. explain to lien holder that i would be selling doing a wrap to create cash flow. be up front with them.just wondering if this is plausible. i would love to get opinions or any other ideas for accomplishing this.jim

The contractor was never in town, didn't pull his weight, and it was one delay after another.

I could refi and pull 10k out and really only lose about $100 in cash flow.

If you pull some more equity out of your primary residence and can pay it down to an 80% LTV (if you have any left) and the rate should drop dramatically.With an 80% LTV you could get an interest rate around 6% and an I/O payment of about $760 plus taxes and insurance.

They are very well positioned, but I think he's waiting for someone else to pull the trigger.

Should I pull a few extra thousand out of the refinance and hold it to cover like the mortgage when its not rented or any unforeseen repairs?