Return on revenue (or return on sales) is an indication of operating profit margins (NOI/revenue) and has nothing to do with how a deal is financed.For a typical rental, using the 50% rule, your ROR is going to be about 50% (not quite, because things like vacancy and capex aren't expensed, but you get the idea).Now, if you're asking about your ROI or your IRR, those are theoretically infinite, as you are earning a positive return on zero investment (the denominator of the return ratio is zero).

The end goal depends on how you approach the seller, what you say on the phone, and how the deal is negotiated and structured.Finding a motivated seller is the key to a creative deal, whether it is a CFD, LC, LO, LT, Wrap-AITD, etc.BPs is the place to learn about all this stuff.

Also, you might fill out the key word alerts if you haven't already done so.

And as J said, this site is focused on investing vs. speculating -- mitigating risk is a key belief here.Good luck and we'll see you around.

After all, thats a 5 cap that should be more than doable.The real trick is putting together a plan to get to 10mil in equity.Starting as early as possible is the key.

The broker may charge for any/all of the following:- Desk fees (monthly fees for being part of the brokerage, having access to the office, etc)- Commission fees (brokerage may take a percentage of each commission or a fixed amount per transaction)- MLS fees (to get access to the MLS)- E&O fees (this is your broker's insurance against you screwing up a deal)- NAR fees (to be a member of NAR)- Cost of tools (like lockboxes, electronic keys, etc)- Etc...Some brokers charge high monthly fees and a significant percentage of your commission; in return you get a big brand name to associate yourself with (Re/Max, Keller Williams, etc).

(In general, of course, as indicated in this thread, there is no clear definition of "student").

However, low down and low interest terms offered are usually indicative of a above market price.

Still I would like to know what would be the key words on this site to help bring out the most valuable information needed at the start.

For financial operations, there are five key ones.