That enabled him to buy a 20-unit apartment building which he now was able to refinance his money out and it still cashflows for him. 

There are several methods for getting into real estate investing for no money down, but having cash in the bank will substantially reduce the risk and enable you to take on more opportunities.

I am on a quest to find a database (Access, SQL, etc.) or software package that will manage my 40+ properties.

MMS enabled phones can do so but that is a different service.

As well, it can have positive health benefits for the occupants of a building.However, it is also considered to be expensive.Some advanced practices enable the extra costs of green building to be paid off in 5-7 years or less, making them ideal methods for developers who plan to build and hold.Has anyone used green building methods in any of their developments.

You can also search the help database by looking at the dropdown next to the search bar at the top of the site's pages and navigating to help.

The 2008 holiday was a disaster for retail ers, as a financial crisis swept across the globe in September and consumers cut spending on nearly everything but bare necessities.Now on to our real estate educational section...Mortgage Modification Bill May Impact ForeclosuresThe newly proposed “Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2009†introduced by Senators Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Dick Durbin (D-Il), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) limits foreclosures and requires lenders and services to offer mortgage modifications if the net present value of the modification is anticipated to be greater than the foreclosure value.Additional provisions of the newly proposed bill include:• Limits on foreclosure fees• Creation of a nationwide database to track foreclosures• Strict penalties for non-compliant firms• State sponsored mediation programs• Grant money for borrowers struggling to make payments regardless of current mortgage product.• Capitalize the National Housing Trust Fund with $1 billion in proceeds toward preservation and restoration of affordable housing.While advocates of the bill cite the growing increase in foreclosure rates across the nation as evidence of the need for further intervention, critics of the bill believe it will increase the burden on banks and lenders while simultaneously reducing fees associated with delinquent accounts.According to Moodys.com, mortgage defaults are expected to rise to as many as four million with more than a third of new defaults associated with prime fixed rate loans rather than the original sub-prime concerns.

You can usually enter your search criteria in a county database and pull up your own list.

It would be hard to finance these properties so my ability to pay cash increases my return by enabling me to buy right.

As far as risk, I actually believe that having access leverage can reduce risk as it enables someone who would originally be able to only pay cash for a single property to spread his risk over 2-3 properties.The issue of UBIT taxes is one that I feel is often misunderstood.