It's nuts.

The macro data tends to be averaged out and doesn't represent what is happening in a micro market.

Around here, whenever an old 60-amp service gets upgraded, the power company runs a 200amp capable entrance even if you are only going to 100amp.We tend to go with 200amp panel on any upgrade as the hardware cost difference is $100 - $200 {though our last upgrade was a 400amp entrance on a 5 (soon to be six) unit}.

I have found that the banks tend to not want to be "in da hood" either, so I have gotten some good discounts there........PM me if you need more info.

Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Moody’s Economy.com, The Brookings Institution, National Association of Realtors, and National Association of Home Builders.The numbers tend to be a little conservative, but the accuracy over the last several years has been over 80%.

When wholesalers try to sell me a property for more than it's really worth I tend to think one of two things: 1) They don't know what they're doing, or 2) They do know what they're doing but they're trying to take advantage of me because they assume I don't.

There was a famous accused scammer that used the name Rockefeller.Names that I like tend to be natural feature, geographical, historical, or location specific.

I already am maintaining high quality records for each of my units via Excel, and use a CPA for taxes. ...I suggest you avoid a business banking account if you hold the properties in a non-business; business bank accounts tend to have requirements and fees that exceed personal account requirements.

Jon Holdman you tend to be quite negative. as you know, if you screen right, you can get much longer than that.

What drives me nuts is the "Hey, you better deal with this right now or I'm gonna be a dickhead" Reasonable time for repair means nothing to these people.