Keep in mind that this 50% rule is a quick, "back of the napkin" calculation of the expenses and NOI (net operating income) and should not be the final decision maker to move forward or back out of a deal.

Because of this philosophy of investors deceiving contractors into believing they were the decision makers when they were merely wholesalers.

People make real estate seem so easy.

Get the name of a decision maker at the bank.

If financing is your primary goal then focus your efforts on getting the type of financing that you want.4.Be sure that all of the decision making people are at the negotiation- Make sure that all of the decision makers are at the negotiation with you.

Agents that see beyond a retail mentality work well with investors and make really great money doing it.

Traditional avenues of financing will be off-limits for awhile, but there will be numerous avenues you can utilize that will make real estate investing not just a possibility, but a certainty:•Bird Dogging – As a bird dog you work as a real estate scout, doing the leg work of locating available properties for investors who will actually close the deals.

Obviously it has to be a $ maker on top of green....Of course you'll spend a lot more on an full-tilt green rehab....but you can offset some costs by reusing some materials (the greenest practice of all) as well as charging more rent because of lower utilities and the appeal to a certain clientele...I also thought that there might be some political capital involved in rehabbing green...maybe even grants or sponsors....

I guarantee that's not the original plumbing and wiring in the building - because they didn't have electricity or indoor plumbing in 1835!

and it's sure to be a money-maker!!!