Spend 15-20 hours on this site searching, reading, practicing evaulations, studying your market, factoring in your available investment money, then set some GOALS.

The upfront cost was a factor since I had just purchased my second property and didn't have any cash flow and had to invest money to rehab.

It it more or less based on town appraisals and sales, however, property condition is not factored.

You just need to make sure you factor the costs of borrowing the money from a hard lender into your formula so all of your numbers work.Transactional funding comes from companies who typically will fund a deal for one day.

Hello all,My name is Eston "EJ" Johnson and I am a Creative Director/Web Designer/Web Developer living in the Houston Spring area.

As a newbie, how can you factor in these expenses to see whether you cash flow is positive?

States with non-judicial foreclosure processes have had remarkable success in clearing out the inventory of distressed properties, which is one of the factors driving the housing rebound in states like California and Arizona."

The price range will be a factor along with competition in the area.

My best property for return and low headache factor is a newer larger property right on the edge of the low income area in a quiet pocket with great access, so it can attract better quality tenants.

A small innovation I personally don't mind incorporating but the entire design?