I also flip properties via wholesaling, retailing, rehabbing, etc.I also have various other income streams in the real estate investing world.If you want to live off of rental income, you will need to first, start, then continue the process.

I am seeing some in my area from $12,000 to $30,000, $5 to 7K rehab, $30-$60k retail w/ seller financing.

Many businesses are gone, more are going under, vacancy rates in commercial retail, office, and industrial are rising, property owners are struggling to retain and attract tenants, and values continue to reduce.

My observation is that banks price their houses based on a move-in retail price less their estimate of fixup.

Because the property turns a massive profit without getting greedy.

I was researching businesses for sale in my area and wanted to find out can I purchase an existing retail business that has existing emplyees?

The price had to be high enough to make it seem like it was very valuable information, or I would have had to make it free and massively overbook with the assumption of a high percent of no-shows.Who is your target audience?

A managed economy never works and there is massive overbuilding there right now.

[/b]i've got 3 houses all with the rooms rented out. all bought at retail. the one i live in breaks even. the other 2 make 500 a mo each. does anyone else rent rooms and how do you manage it with even more houses?

You are seeking entity financing---something like this one:Documentation: No Ratio, No Documentation Main Credit Score: 400 Credit History: Very Poor Debt to Income: N/A Occupancy: Owner Occupied, Non-Owner Occupied Loan Amount: $200,000 - $50,000,000 Lien Position: 1st Mortgage Cash Out Amount: $50,000,000 Loan Purpose: Bridge Loan, Purchase, Rate and Term Refinance, Debt Consolidation, Cash-out, Heloc/Line of Credit, Construction, Forward Commitments, Equipment Purchase, Unsecured Loan, Business Loan, Equity Capital, Venture Capital, Credit/Asset Enhancement, Takeout (const-to-perm), Home Improvement - Value After Improvements, Rehab, One-Time Close (const-perm) Property Types: Five Plus Units, Mixed Use, Farm/Ranch, Condo-tel, Retail, Warehouse, Raw Land, Hotel/Motel, Office, Care Facility Housing, Special Use, Industrial, Gas Station, Other Commercial Types, Office Condo, Non-Warrantable Condo Rate Types: Straight Fixed, Adjustable, Hybrid Amortization: 5 Years, 20 Years, 25 Years, 30 Years States: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY, International Special Features Drive By Appraisal, Borrower is a Corporation, Borrower is a Church, Borrower is a Trust, Borrower is a Foreign National, Non-Permanent Resident Alien Allowed, Borrower Owns Over 10 Properties, Mortgage History Only Reviewed, Bankruptcy May Remain Open - Ch.13, Bankruptcy from Filing Date - Ch. 13, Currently in Foreclosure, (bailout), Borrower with NO Credit Score Allowed, Score Only, No Credit History Reviewed, No Form 4506 Required, No Reserves Required, Gift Funds Allowed, No Mortgage Insurance Required, No Seasoning Required on Funds to Close, No Prepayment Penalty Required, Interest Only Payments Available, Less Than 2 Years Employment, Self-Employed, Non-Recourse Allowed, Recorded Land Contract Allowed, Unrecorded Land Contract Allowed, Less than 12 Months Seasoning Refi, (using purchase price), Leasehold Property Allowed, Less Than 2 Years Employment, Wage Earner, Rural Property Allowed, Seller Seasoning less than 6 months Allowed, No Minimum Number of Trade Lines Required, Less Than 12 Months Seasoning Refi, (using appraised value), Lease Option Allowed Regards,Scott Miller