Count me in as well.

If the price is not right and something happens down the road and you don't have the equity you counted on, you lose!

The problem with the national Case-Shiller Index is it averages several different markets together, so the 6 bedroom house that fell off the cliff in Las Vegas is counted against the 3 bedroom townhouse on the beach in Orange County that tripled in value.

The lender will only count that amount paid in excess of that fair market rental amount.

We found various homes in our neighborhood with those doors I listed- and there are approximately 40% non-compliant doors (that I counted/documented).

Count it up to the school of hard knocks.

Robert, counting money toward the purchase price from the rents can cause financing problems when it's time to get the loan.

This will be my investment to get used to talking to sellers and maybe even land 1 deal but not counting on it.

Commercial Proeprty Owenrship and Management --is lot differnet than SFR -- Risks are greater and rewards are greater Need to ahev Long Term Busienss Plan and Strategy- State or City - area of twon, type of property etc -- then do feasibility study -- population, income, age group, traffic counts etc- In Atlanta --there are many retial Centers available -- some vacant and some occupied-For example --have a Bank REO -- 80% occupied for $2.7 million -- 50% original mortgage -- Give some more thoughts and decide which direction to go -- Retial, Office Buildings, Office Condos, Warehosue - Distribution,Hotels etc --

Your quote seems high for cosmetic work.Appraisers in my area count pools as 10-15k but they really help move property especially in that price range.