My mission as stated above is to build a client base of steady customers who call on me again and again for all their small to medium sized repairs and improvements. 

LOL.. judge just signed my order.. house is 100% covered in vines and blackberries and there is just a tiny path to the front door.. she opens the cat food cans and just chucks them on the little space on the porch.. since she would not answer us I had the cops do a wellness check and they did get her to the door.. you have to hold your breath when you get within 10 feet it.Also I am told the brother took a car apart and put it back together in the basement so supposedly there is a full size car we will have to deal with.. but this is a demo and rebuild new construction...

@Ray Neelon Hi Ray, do you serve the Mitchell County area?

He taught me how to buy "no money down," he didn't teach me how to fund it.I went to this particular lender pitching a 12 unit apt building, and he looked at me intently, sizing me up and down.  

If the deal is for $140k all cash (and you get $40k right back), you're probably OK. but any half-wit loan officer the tenant uses will see right through what you did, which is to artificially bump up the market history of the property to influence the appraisal and mortgage size the tenant is applying for.

I also got a broker license back then when you could get that before serving 2 years as a salesman(1980).  

Im trying to learn as much about all the various aspects of investment, as we live in a one size does not fit all world now, adaptability and creativity are key to me, in understanding what are the best ways to handle a real estate investment opportunity.Im here to learn and network with other investors so I can take advantage of the wealth of knowledge and turn it into a sustainable business. 

I hope to get a lot of hands-on education as quickly as possible this year so I can quit chasing a job to chasing my dreams...to love & serve my family & my community!

Over a large sample size of properties you may be able to come up with percentages that work...but over any 1 property there is no percentage that is going to be accurate. 

Are you willing and ready to serve the public as a real estate agent?