The little I know about REITs suggests that they are not suitable for high risk, high growth projects (ie rehabs of small properties & similar)Thanks!

I recommend researching such things as an an area's projected growth, renters to owners, community development, business growth, etc.Good luck.

Drive around the area and look for homes that are similar to yours.. # of bed/bath and sq ft.

Definitely something you have to drive, not the tenant.Best of luck with your investing,-Harry

I have had some auditors let slide round trip deductions.If you simply drive from home to the rental and back that is not deductible.If you drive from home to the rental to Lowes, to the rental, to home.

I live ft lauderdale, when i drive around, i do not see bandit signs around.

It’s a great app for evaluating real estate investment opportunities for your clients.2.Homesnap: This is a great app for real estate investors that drive around seeking out properties that are not on the MLS, because it allows you to take a “snap” or a photo of a home with your iPad.

Starting off, (keep in mind, I just do lease options) I think my biggest struggles were:having the drive to "stick to it" despite not knowing what the hell I was doing.Being able to keep forging ahead even though sellers would ask me questions that I didn't have the answers to.Realizing that I had to "keep tweaking" until I figured out how to make the pieces fit for me.

It takes hard work and drive.

There are some fairly complex reasons for this, but in short, if space rents are too high, it drives the price of homes way down OR extends the payments out too far...