I did not intend to play the victim.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated as always as well as any feedback on my idealism.

Learn how the game is played and focus on finding good deals.

i'm all for people reaching their goals.and yes, 17k is a good amount of money...and i'd hate to see someone attempt to buy property in or near NYC, with only 17k in the bank and watch it all go right out the window.to me, you've got to move where the market is improving and where it is affordable.surely NYC and long island is not the ideal place to START.now if your 17k was 170k - then we're talking.

Ideally it should be an independent third party company (their Aunt Martha doesn't count).

I enjoy watching baseball playing the guitar and surfing.

Besides the SEO part and good marketing, wordpress plays a big part.Let me know if you I can help.Peter

Since some of you are, unfortunately, looking for a new one, what would an Ideal PM provide to you in terms of services, information, reports, etc. and what do YOU feel would be a proper fee structure?

While real estate investment would be my ideal occupation I am curently just trying to find a home that we can afford.

When you do see it there are normally stiff pre-pays (conduit loans).There can be a reset of the interest rate at 5 years or something similar.When playing in the commercial market forget the assumptions that come from the residential segment.John Corey