My are us unique though as the students only pay rent 3 times a year.

My husband and I seem to gravitate toward funky - the more unique the better.  

I am in the process of building my knowledge of the real estate market and am itching to get into my first deal...already to the point where I've had to pull myself back from jumping the gun and going after shiny objects :)Looking forward to meeting as many people as I can, learning from you, and building great relationships!

An attorney or knowledgeable seller might have a few objections also.

BP is unique in its charitable approach.

I haven't run the math but I bet that would work.The downsides are the lack of parking and the fact that the other tenants and condo assoc. might object.

I own a historical 1920s home that qualifies for the Mills Act, which reduces my property tax by about 40%. There are over hundreds of homes like this in my area. Because this is an older home, there is some wacky zon...

My solution has been to send a series targeted letters to high equity, high-shot leads, in sequence with each letter having a single theme and unique selling proposition.This can be followed up with a phone call inquiring if my letter was received and if I can be of further help. 

Starting out in real estate investing when your finances are shaky and when you are suffering the stress that can come from a difficult close personal relationship such as a marriage that is not working out and children that need great care can make it very difficult if not impossible to objectively analyze, evaluate, and finance real estate deals.

No business plan for my future acquisitions since each opportunity is so unique that it blows all my estimates and assumptions out of the water.