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Make sure your coaching is coming from someone with 7K - 8K unit portfolio - across multiple markets - and been through a full deal cycle on multiple deals.

And, of course, you can always negotiate with the lender to allow you to make additional principal payments during each annual cycle without being subject to prepayment fees.

Most of the areas around Yakima are at or above the previous cycle's peaks in terms of value. 

As a result, investors might find themselves stuck in a cycle of over-analysis.To overcome analysis paralysis, I advise real estate investors to take several steps: Set Clear Criteria: Define specific investment criteria and goals.

There aren't any major companies moving to the area that I know of (the largest employer is the hospital followed by the school district, Vestas is building wind turbines there and EVRAZ may be expanding their steel operations which could be good for the town although steel has historically created a volatile boom and bust cycle which has lead to much of the blight and urban decay that is visible throughout the area) and the population is mostly stagnant.

If you like it you can then expand to buying a few more in that price range with a heloc and then use your profits to pay it down and let the cycle repeat. 

As they have gotten more sophisticated, they also include historical taxes, penalties, arrears, and other information.Generally speaking (grain of salt), the property is 'supposed' to be 'appraised' on a regular cycle (e.g. every 3 years). 

I didn’t want to be stuck in the cycle at 20, so I decided to move to California and start life as an entrepreneur!

Tenants aren't particularly happy when things break, as it makes you as the landlord look bad-- even if they tried to wash 7 loads of laundry in 1 cycle.