benefit for her, is that she lives there, and is actively involved with the directors.

J. who brought this topic back to active from its dormancy.

I am an active Realtor from Lincolnton, North Carolina.

I realize that many people would real estate investing stressful, I would find it far more stressful to be at a 9 to 5 knowing that in order to make more money I would have to work more hours.For example, I just closed a home friday that I made a $17,000 net profit, That would be the equivalent to working a full year 2000 hours at $8.50 an hour, which alot of people do.

There is so much of this type of activity that goes on -- it's impossible to make a dent in unethical conduct.

The benefits are that you don't have to actively be involved managing the property, it provides both monthly cash returns (based on the rents it gets) as well as equity growth and appreciation, and it is much easier to do an even-money exchange into a TIC.

We're currently building up our investor database (http://www.biggerpockets.com/investors/investor-list.html ), and will soon begin to connect active buyers with wholesalers, birddogs, etc.

If I really wanted a builder's new house I'd spend a few days doing some economic research on that builder's activities, both construction and sales, in the surrounding area before I made an offer.

You will find a ton of great information here.I'm very active in the market, please let me know if you have any questions I may assist you with.

Or, if there is a lack of data to base additional services on, charge a fee and an hourly rate for unforeseen duties.And, you might double check on up-charging on services that require a license, like a plumber or electrician if you aren't one, that's what general contractors do, I can tell you I've dealt with PMs and they lost, PM activities is not a general contractor relationship, especially when your area may require a license to conduct sub-contracting work