I've heard people talk about getting an IRR around 20% but I'm not sure if that's an outdated target and not as realistic as it may have been in the past? 

Just wanted to get peoples opinions about this idea. 

There are many good people under these programs, but likewise there are many looking to sell a sob story.

And on the home front, Right in peoples own backyards, something I have noticed is fast food prices are not falling like they do in a recession.

Don't try to hit a home run or grand slam.

That trend has continued unabated.Now I see people commuting to Boston from Portland, Maine (!!!)

In this week’s post, I am turning it over to Brent Voepel.I got into a conversation recently with people in the industry about the price of property management.

For most people, the goal is financial freedom.

Some people pull all the equity out of their rentals to buy more, others like to pay cash for them, others pay the mortgages down faster because perhaps they want them paid off when they retire, others just let the tenants pay them down over time.

suggest you start with Dave Ramsey principals ... then move out from there.there is some big huge fallacy  that Real estate is going to let you quit your job and your going to have all this time for the kiddos etc.this will never happen in the short term with rental property.. you build a nice base for retirement in 30 plus years for sure.. but for short term replace your income and have all this free time you need to make transactional income with big hits.. your not going to get their with 200 to 300 a month cash flow on a levered up rental .