@Tyler WorkLooks like we were all offhttps://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1857/what-is-t...it's about 3%, I also confirmed with a random sample of my bookings that 3% was consistent.

Here's a few sample questions to ask yourself...1) Do I want to be a passive investor or an active investor2) If active, do I have the time, knowledge and resources to do so3) If not, how do I get them4) Real estate offers the potential for wealth accumulation and/or income.

If the Tenant Buyer walks away from the deal I get to keep his Option payment since it is non-refundable and I sell to another Tenant Buyer and get another Option Payment usually about $20k to $25k.I encourage people to get qualified for financing and to plan their lifestyle to be able to get a loan to exercise the Option.

It is just a practice exercise.

I have had a HELOC on my primary residence for years and have exercised it multiple times to support investment purchases.

But while you're still just running numbers as a learning exercise, you can use the crime maps on Trulia and use Google Maps to view the street.

simply do not take anyone's word for this landlock situation.. open escrow get a title commitment and see it it is actually landlocked.. if it is your remedy in the real world. is1. getting a neighbor to grant you the proper easement you will need.2. confirm from the city or county that you can access the property from this new easement..despite common statements folks will make that no property can be landlocked.. and there are remedies this simply is not true.. properties can be landlocked... owners do it to themselves.. not common but it does happen.As for the old house.. sometimes if there is no lead or asbestos fire department will burn them down as an exercise.. ( sometimes)biggest issue in many markets now is the lead paint and Asbestos remediation during the demo.. some areas they don't car.

I predicted job and area menities were top fo the list, but maybe the sampling set Rice University didn't target the suburban area enough?

If their agent is OK with waiting the seller can simply pay the sale commission when you exercise your option.

The old policy was better IMO for the regions, such as Lehigh Valley, that are further from the DIG main meeting - that old policy allowed those new to DIG to get a sample of the meetings they would be more likely to regularly attend.