@Keith Dowdy there are essentially 3 investor types of meetings that happen consistently in Raleigh.

It makes a world of difference in many ways: quality of work, speed of work, and reliability.You need to grab a hold of a good GC treat him with respect, and give him consistent work, they will work with you on pricing and sometimes go out of their way to get something done quicker.

Multifamily homes are consistently listed for $100-200k and its very tempting to want to jump right in.

He has 3 indoor cats (disclosed 2), 3 outdoor cats (ie feeding strays), the previous property manager did not ask for a security deposit, he works on his two junky cars and dirt bike in the driveway (huge oil stains in front of his garage) and he keeps equally mediocre company (not felons...just drinking, smoking...low class stuff). 

I have noticed in my search for an investment property that much of the inventory in the Massachusetts area consists of older properties.

I think seller financing is an option for the seller to get a portion of cash up front + consistent payments over the life of the loan (win/win if they want to keep the cash flow, but have 0 involvement in running the property). 

To maximize the number of transactions you’re involved in you will need to:Be Top of Mind when they think about moving - which requires consistent reminders.Be seen as an Expert – which requires a consistent message and Evidence of Success storiesGain their Trust – which requires communicating integritySo, start out by listing everyone you know in an Excel spreadsheet.

Don't let a "new" tenant run the show, be firm, fair and consistent across the board and they will get the message, or they wont!!!

Use worst-case scenarios to offset potential forecasting and assumptions errors, especially on properties without a consistent operating history.Because NPV involves future cash flow, it is critical to forecast accurate assumptions when modeling a property investment.

I went back a few years and looked at the numbers and these values have been consistent for us over the last few years.