All the capex is generally fixed and is going to cost pretty much the same no matter how valuable the property is.

Hoping he will be a valuable resource long into the future.

We run a 98% occupancy at any time, guarantee all tenants we place by paying for their evictions (we evict less than 1% of our tenants annually), but most importantly, we understand that our clients' properties are highly valuable investments, and treat them as such.

I guess it depends whether you prefer to spend your time doing research so you can "learn for free" or actually doing profit-making investing.Even the most useless "course" may contain information that you might not find on your own.Truly "wealthy" people know that time is more valuable than money.

There is always plenty of money trying to find a home, but finding and being able to deliver on good opportunities is more valuable. 50/50 is too simple an approach and a mistake made by many novice investors, yours truly included once upon a time.

The military retirement package is very valuable.

I like to hear about things in Minneapolis, so feel free to post liberaly about your new experiences.Another part that I find valuable here are the blogs.  

And yes to the above, good point, expired listings can be very valuable!

Don't get hung up as a newbie with this "equitable interest" stuff, an equitable interest must be measurable, in financial terms and those $10.00 and other good and valuable consideration contracts can give you an equitable interest of $10.00!

In WA, condo sales come with resale certificates, with valuable information for your review.