This is just one example, but too many things can go south.I'm with Kyle J. 100%, I think that instructor hit the nail on the head!

If a real estate investor is buying at true bargain prices, and sometimes that it hard to nail down what is a bargain and what is not, then there can be gains in real dollars.

They are wise to buying a car or boat and such transactions, if not at FMV can get you nailed.

You really need to nail down the debt as that affects the returns for the life of the property.

Fast forward to 2011, after years of saving my wife and I opened a nail salon in Abilene, TX.

The same coeds who have mommy and daddy co-sign and act on a guarantee form are the same people who call you about a scratch in the paint and a nail hole in the wall.

Before looking at buying out partners and dumping large amounts of cash you really need to nail down a tenant first.

Set a meeting with one of them, brought in my business plan, some sample deals, & some other materials, they presented me their side, and we're ready to do business, and I have no cap on the mortgages they'll give me, as long as the financials are good.

Christopher, Thank you . . . you hit the nail on the head for a lot of the thoughts I've been having about this.  

I've done way to much research on tenant screening services and have nailed it down to two.