Well, I'm sitting here trying to grasp the concept of the Fed raising interest rates over time.

One is on house flipping but the concepts for 'how to look' are similar.

Although there is household mold in every home, you should know what types of mold you have and at what levels to make sure there are no harmful mold spores present.

There are two basic concepts how the work is contracted: all inclusive (a flat rate per season) or a rate per push (sometimes per inch of snowfall).

@Oliver Fang Welcome to the site - there's a ton of people here from SD, so you're definitely not alone.Do what you want and what you believe in, of course, but I would HIGHLY recommend against a laissez-faire strategy like you've described - you're unlikely to drive real returns on your investment anytime soon.Sounds like you've been reading up as your question references some of the core concepts.  

I do like the concept you brought to my attention and it I can definitely see the benefits from it, but I still would like to find a personal mentor/coach to help me along the way.Zachary, I appreciate your input and thank you for taking the time out to comment.

Hadar Orkibi using gross yields is a quick way to lose money in not sure who taught you that concept but it's wrong.I am happy to help with projected numbers if you provide more info on a specific property but I can tell you 15% gross yield you will lose money.

@Johannes Schunter I think your concept is good, and your numbers are fairly conservative which is the best approach for what you are trying to accomplish.

What concept or idea was hardest for you to understand when you were trying to learn?

_r=1&Deciding between Charlotte and Philadelphia was challenging, but this is how I did it: Step 9: I pulled high level statistics from Trulia, the census bureau, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (college educated percentage, commuter percentages, house hold income, median age, home owners percentage, marital status, crime, 1900 to present population growth, 10 year jobs growth rates).Charlotte won out on household income, less crime, population growth, jobs growth and more college educated peoplePhiladelphia had more renters, less driving to commute, more single peopleI also pulled approximate rents and median home prices by neighborhood and Philadelphia won on better cap ratesStep 10: My final decision: Philadelphia Philadelphia is also closer to NYC (2 hour train ride), has improving demographic trends (gentrification), more affordable for my budget, stronger rents, and larger urban center with more investment options (SFR and MFR)There are obviously downsides such as older buildings, higher crime rates, historical population growth issues We can debate the merits of one city over another, but eventually one has to get off the proverbial pot and make a decision.