@Gary Kurtz I vote, you just go do it :) Best way to learn (and the most fun!).

Hey guys,Feeling little late to the party but hope I haven't missed the fun.

Now, the fun and hard part.

It would be fun to list them here and comment on each one, but unproductive.I largely changed my marketing model about twenty years ago based, in part, on the distraction caused by an emotional caller reacting to my letter and channeling their life problems in my direction at all hours.

On the "solds" you can see the financing info after purchase though, which is fun to know which type of offer/buyer got the deal done.

Be engaged and have fun with this.

I think regular folks really got fixated on how much money TV investors appeared to be making, as well as how fun and easy it appeared to look.

No real write off but a lot of fun.

Playing with Ratios is fun isn't it?

Fun fact- If you apply for a loan after showing this loss, a bank won't care that you spent the money on income producing assets.