When I do need a repair man I'll advertise for a "Jack of all trades" with their own tools, post what needs done, and how much I'm willing to pay.

If its a flip or a rental, you must have a licensed GC pull the permits and certain trades (mechanical, plumbing electric) must be licensed.

But stocks would still have a modest trading fee.

The government has picked up the slack as our trade tendencies put the private sector into a defict to the foreign sector.

To save money your can try and find a GC that does a certain trade.

The commentary period ends June 23d.A few state trade associations have commented as has Rishel Consulting Group.

There are a few trade offs to be aware of:CF leading up to that point is diminishedLess flexibility due to a larger mortgage payment each monthHigher DTI, which may impact your ability to purchase other propertiesOnce paid off you remove one of REI's profit areas: mortgage pay downFor me the biggest down side is Return on Equity.

This normally trades at a huge premium to NAV

After reading well over 100 real estate books including almost all mentioned in this thread, I learned there are only 4 ways to buy a piece of real estate;cash, loans, trade, or any combo of the previous 3.So, I don't read many real estate books any longer.

This doesn't include for a GC/PM, assuming you'd manage trades yourself.