But the "art" really only comes with time in market and a deep understanding of both the market and the operations of assets.

The site hasn't changed, literally not at all.The people, my friends here, people I know, help change the perspective by doing what they have done for years, just posting and responding with words of wisdom and a 20,000 foot view.

Everyone thinks they can paint but there's a big difference between a professional paint job and a non-professional one (the latter usually actually damages the property instead of improving it). 

However, between the much lower mortgage interest rate in Europe and a better tax treatment in the US, I'd choose the former.

And a local resident is usually very helpful.

I'm happy to share my experience as both a flipper and a lender.

@Alex Houser You need more numbers and a proper inspection to justify the price. 

So This means that in my not-so-hypothetical example, I could convert this 9bed 3bath Multi-Family into 12 Condos sharing 3 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, and a Basement.

I have 10 years of experience in retail real estate and a couple of partners who are interested in investing with me.

An owner had their property with one management company and transferred the property over to my company with a tenant already in place and a lease with the old management company.