As a bonus, I found a secret safe on the second floor behind a sliding panel!  

While the deductions do sound fishy, getting a rent credit while still technically under lease was a bonus.

We used money we saved up as a mil-to-mil couple, did the 10% savings account while we were deployed, set aside money in mutual funds to grow it, used re-enlistment bonus funds, tax-free and hostile fire pay, etc. to put down payments on houses.  

How WOULD you wisely invest a bonus $250-275k?...

There seems to be signs everywhere in Southern California that there are not only vacancies but the there are bonuses like free rent and ipods that come with the rental.

I am actually going to pay off the cc debt today with my latest bonus.

Hello AllTotal newbie to multifamily here... green as grass and doing my homework.Trying to find advantages (if any) to getting a state RE license considering business plan is to invest in multi-family properties.Here's my reasoning....Potential Advantages- Learning nuances of RE (certainly applies to single family homes, multi family, I don't know)- Access to MLS (once again a boon for SFH investor, I think does nothing for multi investor as these properties are not listed on MLS)- Networking w/ other RE agents/realtors (a bonus but I think achievable w/o getting license)- Potential to pay less commission to sellers agent on properties (this is speculation on my part, I don't know if this would apply)Disadvantages- Course, licensing & annual feesFrom what I gather, getting a state RE license may not be the best use of time/resouces for a multi family investor although I would appreciate some viewpoints from more experienced investors.Have a Great Day!

(Income is stated as gross)- Our combined income is $125K (before an avg bonus of 15K annually)- Monthly expense are $4K (rent alone is half of hour total expenses)- Total debt is $60K (all of it is student loans, no CC or car payment)- Monthly debt servicing expense $1K (currently it's $300, since my wife's loans are in the grace period)- Debt-To-Income around 15-20%- Credit score 705 myself and 670 for my wifeWe are new to the REI world or the buying a house world and I just want to test the waters and see if any of you think that this is even worth pursuing or not.

Hint..in the notes offer a $1000 bonus to the agent who brings you a full price offer.

I did not bother finishing it, maybe there was useful stuff in it but this site will be much more helpful.There are some real estate books I think have a place next to Biggerpockets, personally I read The Millionaire Real Estate Investor (Gary Keller) twice, but this is not one of them.Keep in mind I am actively shopping for my first multifamily, meaning as soon as I find the right one I am buying, and do not currently own properties, so maybe there was something which would have been helpful I missed, but I think reading the forums and blogs here + your local REI will be much more efficient, with the added bonus of feedback.