But you'll find a variety of every type of investor on the site, and everyone is amazingly helpful.

With the variety of guests, it's a great way to see a lot of different styles of investing so you can see what appeals to you most!

Brandon TurnerYou pretty much hit the "society is bigger than me" points I was using to sell myself on becoming a "Pro" of some degree.Some of the calculators would be applicable - but I have already developed my own {monte carlo} simulation system for modelling properties under a variety of what-if scenarios.

.- Flippers can give a jolt to the housing market, but it takes traditional buy and hold homeowners to really bring it back to health.If you are a long-term investor, expect more future real estate market corrections from a variety of causes.

I'm in the Tampa area and travel through Sarasota for work quite frequently.

You will experience a higher vacancy rate because of the area and you will also have more frequent make readies.

I just read a guru ascertaining a tax strategy for commercial properties.He said in order to avoid paying the large transfer taxes which result from the sale of commercial projects/properties, buyers frequently request that sellers deed their property into an LLC (that the buyer creates & pays for), and then the buyer purchases the LLC (the original purchase contract is in the name of the yet to be created LLC), instead of the actual "building" itself.

Perhaps it is the training of them, the mgmt of them or a variety of other reasons.

I'm sure there will be hiccups down the road.Some things I need to see now from a partner/provider in an out of are market are:Person actually invests in the same market for their own portfolio.Clear conveyance of local market knowledge (good/bad areas, which unit mix fits the demographic/rent the easiest, economic drivers/strong points of the local economyHave a solid understanding of my purchase criteria AND long term goals.Willing & able to answer all my questions honestly.Is very tech savvy and can give email updates/pictures/videos frequently.

I'm dealing with this right now and for a variety of reasons will be re-doing all leases as terms come up.