All I had to contribute was the 3.5% of 183k.Mine happens to a buy and hold, which I use as my primary residence but I don't contribute to my mortgage.

One of the things that contributes to rental price inaccuracies on sites like zillow is that they use asking rents in getting to their number, rather than actual rents that are on a signed lease.

I bet Pat Flynn (I've heard you mention him a couple times on the podcast, been following him for years) would back me up on my notion that this video has too much of a polished corporate feel.

If I leave it in there, I cannot make contributions.

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their contributions to this site.

After all hard and notional expenses a property must give a 10% return after rehab. 

I'm starting to call it la's 18hour city because of the influx of cool and interesting foods and entertainment options that seems to be contributing to the desirability of the area in whole.

For those who insist on using the forums and only taking away and not contributing, I doubt you'll find much long-term satisfaction here or anywhere else.

There's a lot of connections to be made here on BP, and I'm looking forward to contributing and learning.

Nowaday, I only contribute the minimum to get employer matching.I am still fairly new to BP.