Take any large metroplex and I bet you can count on your two hands (and maybe just one) all the multifamily brokers that do 80% of the volume.

Originally posted by @Andrew Stephens:Originally posted by @Mike Fletcher:Originally posted by @Brad Cogswell:These visual comparisons illustrate that Baltimore is oversupplied with inexpensive homes, while DC essentially has no affordable homes for sale (many of the less than $300,000 listings are auctions or very small houses in disrepair).You are sort of trying to compare volume of both cities in different median price points... median price in DC is about $555,000 and in Baltimore median =$120,000s.

That should speak volumes.

They are higher than the number used by OP and they have the benefit of large unit volumes. 

@Steven Gesis  I can't speak for others but we usually have a claim or two a year as we will have 200 plus properties on our insurance at anyone time.. so if its not hail in the deep south.. its tenant or some other issue.. or car running into it.. or who knows.but I make a claim on any event I think they will cover and if they cover it I pay the deduct.. ( we have high deduct because of our sheer volume of properties) but my rates have never changed..I think many fear this as they relate it to auto insurance..

However, if you do volumes, local store will be much more friendly in pricing for example I could get at least 45% off paint (normally 55%) and HD only goes up to 25%.

The size, scale and volume of real estate investing opportunities in the US is unbelievable.

Both definitely require a bull market and can give you heart burn in a downturn.

Hey Daniel have not talked in a while.. my point with Timber is that it makes 12 to 16% return COC year in year out and has for the last 200 plus years.. why because it grows in volume and takes zero to maintain.. of course you can do some pre commercial thinning etc.. but if you get a nice 30 YO stand its pretty painless.. 

I did four flips two of them where from wholeseller (I am still holding one of them two years later because it would not nsell even at loss) , the other two were very successful  (I got them through my PPC) campaign.now i am at the point where I am not getting quality deals through my PPC nor through any wholeseller deals I see, may be because it is very comparative here in Houston and people are selling to take thin deals.Hi The question to those who make 3-4 deals/monthshould I start making thin deals assuming that with volume it will make up or just keep waiting on those "good deals" that seem to never show upI am also looking for a mentor who can help me take my business to be a steady one.Thanks