If you buy a property at retail and ignore the real world operating expenses, you will be joining the majority of newbies who fail in a short period of time.Check out this chart:http://graphics10.nytimes.com/images/2006/08/26/weekinreview/27leon_graph2.large.gifWhat does that say to you?

That's why 3% is sort of the norm around here.

Consider a deal where the seller finances the place on some sort of terms.

Bodies will explode if they are left to decay and fill up with all sorts of gases.

Bearing in mind that "winter" in Maine can mean Oct-April depending on what sort of year we have, the heating issue becomes pretty important.Just so you know, the buildings I'm looking at are all in the $130K-$260K range.

I don't know if that was a default setting or not, but why would I buy a 14" screen to look at 6.5" images?

I think most agents are more worried about their image than their pocket book.

I would say that everyone suffers some sort of deppression in his/her life at one point or points in time.

This is sort of a grey area but if the state thinks we are pricing too high it could be seen as being discriminatory.

http://graphics10.nytimes.com/images/2006/08/26/weekinreview/27leon_graph2.large.gifOriginally posted by "littleivy":can you afford the negative cash flow that you will have?