This includes everything you get from other brokerages, and then some -- professional photography, 3D virtual tour, digital marketing, high-end flyers and materials, and a amazing seller dashboard to see how many people are viewing and visiting your home in real time. 

I've had cash investors that I've partnered with in my deals and the most I've offered them is single digit returns.  

Basically, it was nutso double digit appreciation in 2012 and 13, and this year is only (sic) 5-7%.

You don't see houses rising at double digit rates of appreciation, but the flip side is that Texas definitely didn't get hit nearly as bad as other areas during the crash. 

I'm looking for a lender to use common sense and see I can afford a modest loan to purchase and occupy a house when I have a consistent triple digit income.

So, today I bought a digital camera and called some realtors.

You can certainly receieve double digit returns on investment in RE.

To me, the extra digits after the period make it look like a lot bigger price. $132,340.12 looks a lot more expensive than $132,000 at a glance.

I currently manage the marketing efforts of over 1,500 single-family properties and despite our digital adverting and online efforts - our FOR RENT signs generate a large portion of our traffic.

I also look for it to throw off at least 6% by year 2 and climbing to 8% or greater by year 3, and getting to double-digits by year 5.I also look at the IRR over a 10 year hold, 5 year hold, and 3 year hold, looking for at least a 14% IRR (net to investor after all splits and fees) over 10 years and higher IRRs for the shorter holds.