I've heard about privacy issues since it's in the public record, and as a result you should seek out a relative or friend. 5) What if I choose an available name in DC that is not available in MD (or VA) and I want to do business in one of those states later on?

If you use the search function at the top of the page for 50% rule or 50% expenses, you will understand what I'm talking about.I won't buy a property unless I get $100 per unit per month positive cash flow using real world expense numbers (the 50% rule).To get the capital gains exemption, you must live in a property 2 of the past 5 years.One final thought.

We have just recently changed it to a “sales page” style layout and are testing it now to track the results.

Basically, it means you must spend at least 750 hours/year doing real estate related activities, or more hours than you spend doing anything else.

In Pierce co Washington,(my home town) you can go to the co. web site and input a adress and then pull surounding solds as well.

Look at the top of this page.

Most have online pages where you can do record searches.

Hey Everyone . .We've just made some changes to our MEET/NETWORKING PAGE.Upon user request, the Meet page now allows you to see the total number of users in each category on the site, and allows you to view all members within a certain category.If you're looking for specific people, remember that our search box is quite comprehensive, and if you do a PEOPLE SEARCH, you should be able to find specific folks in specific areas with specific attributes.Thanks for your suggestions and time!

Then we could have personal meetings, but that takes a lot of time, so it becomes relatively expensive.To help me learn more about how I can help new investors (who are serious), would you rather pay more and get personal 1:1 attention; or pay less and get small group attention (like 30 in a group)?

Yes, it assumes an investor who wants to keep churning for optimized return -- nothing wrong with sitting back, relatively speaking, and getting a somewhat smaller return.I was most interested in the IRR sale computations because the loans I've found for commercial properties were very tight (as in didn't allow it at all) on getting a second to get cash out.