I have been a landlord since 1982 and I have also flipped a fair numbers of homes over the years.A couple of years ago I discovered the "paper" side of the real estate investment world.

On paper, most of the best cash-on-cash returns in my area seem to be from renting SFH's built in the 1930's and 40's, and to a slightly lesser extent with houses from the 50's and 60's.  

Create PaperFind the cash you need by creating a low-interest note secured by a property you own.  Use the note as a down payment on the property you wish to purchase, or sell it to an investor for cash.  Your title c...

This happens not because they trust me, but because they gave me enough information that I could work with and if there is conflicting or missing info, I ask ON PAPER or EMAIL, not over the phone (text messaging them is not allowed).

Spray it on the stain, let it work for a minute or so, and then wipe up with paper towels or a rag you don't care about. 

There is a better chance of the potential seller stopping reading before they reach the end of the paper if it is too long.

Yes, it is time consuming; and yes, you do take a risk of your application being turned down; but there are many steps you can take ahead of time to help ensure success.FIRST, before you even consider writing a grant, make sure you have on file the kinds of documents you'll need for most grant submissions: Mission statementBy-laws and articles of incorporationOrganizational chartOrganizational historyAudit or, if an audit is not required, a financial statementFavorable newspaper articles about your organizations, and other PR materialsSufficient copier paper, FedEx packages, binders, dividers, etc.Having these at the ready will make the writing process go much easier.SECOND, after you've done your homework and isolated a funding source to which you want to apply, READ THE APPLICATION CAREFULLY.

If this is a powder room (sink and toilet only) then a pedestal sink is fine. 

She asked, "Can you put the toilet back in the bathroom so I can count it?".

They can all work at different times, imo.Good luck finding your own method.Rich Awesome insight Rich,This is the same track I've been researching, thanks for the post to reiterate that there are others other there  on this same path:- the balance between cash flow, tax shield from depreciation, and projections to figure out how to net "0," on paper or as close to it as possible- building up the passive activity loss bucket in anticipation of properties or other income producing activities that have income that exceed expenses and depreciation so I can keep the net "0," balance for tax shield purposes- use of entities, revocable and non revocable trusts, and Life insurance to exit life with no estate tax, fund trusts with perpetual income and asset growth by auto/default design to perpetuate indefinitely into future generations