You can do all the research in a very short period of time if you're motivated.

If you do some research, you'll find that throughout the United States operating expenses run 45% to 50% of gross rents.

:lol: My maintenance of the portfolio is a moment or two a day, and perhaps an hour or so of research every quarter or so.

They will pay the person who submitted the lead a percentage of the whatever is generated in the transaction.From my initial research, it actually seemed like a pretty legit operation.

Real estate investing has always caught my eye and I'm in the process of researching the subject and really mapping out my first steps.

If the situation doesn't permit having the title company do it (as in working 100's of foreclosures) then I will at least do my own research at the county clerk's office.Now, I rarely buy title insurance when I buy a property. 95% of the time I end up buying it for the buyer when I resell, so I don't like paying twice.

I've researched the property on-line and neither was listed as a prior lender.This all new to me, so any information is helpful.

But going to school and working full time didn't allow me much time to do anything but research.

I am planning my launch soon and have been researching them: most seem to offer 6-12mths loans - points about 6% - some even required the use of thier services for appraisal and closing etc.

Its not that I need better financial planning because going to school is a little draining on the cash flow, but I was just wondering so I can start researching creative ways to finance so when I graduate I've already done some research.