Personally I offer a 2 year lease at half the price of a one year lease.

Its saved me some $ on my rentals, because after I switched to this color i have had to re-paint half as much.

if you consider half the income goes to expenses (and believe me it will) you will about break even if the debt number you gave is right.

If a house flip financed by debt completes in 6 months, your absolute return would be pro rated to half-a-year versus the nominal interest rate.

Oak Cliff, especially the northern half, is rapidly redeveloping.

What exactly is this other person doing that earns him or her half the profit?

Unfortunately, the man who turned my eyes to this business and was beginning to guide me recently passed away, and I am at a loss for where to turn next.I am interested in finding a good REI group in the greater Washington DC area; one that requires little or no cost to attend the first few meetings/get-togethers.And even more than this, I am seeking a benevolent knowledge-giver who is willing to impart their precious experiences to me; in exchange I will do whatever I can to be half as useful to them as learning from them would be to me.

In a sweeping generalization of the past few decades, the "left" half of DC's map has for a long time been considered wealthy, safe and profitable.

But yes, it's the last affordable bit of SF, and by affordable I mean half mil for a SFH.

Go to the courthouse and plan on spending some time there, half day to start.