Since the term of a lease has little to no relation to how long a tenant stays M2M is the same as a term except the landlord has greater control.

@Clarence Johnson the interest rates are all relative to the deal though right.

So that last 5' of width comes at a discount relative to the rest of the building....Just an FYI.

Agreed - you don't have a competitive advantage, specifically as it relates to investing.

What should I be focusing on when analyzing a deal that doesn't directly relate to the house?

I would definitely check out the Real Estate Events and Happenings section as there are usually several different events for local investors every month, and they're generally great for meeting people involved in different facets of the industry to build out your team.It's certainly challenging to find good deals nowadays in the area--there's a lot competition, and almost everything you'll see on the MLS will be relatively overpriced (and/or gone within days/hours of being posted).

I will talk with my attorney about this, but I wanted to hear from people on here who have done this and may know some good tricks or tips to making this a profitable and relatively safe deal.Thanks!

A Guide to Modeling and Overcoming Analysis ParalysisI am a numbers person by nature and often consider excel to my second home for my 9 to 5 job and so I can relate to those who find themselves wanting to exhaustively model a potential property and the cashflows that could result.

I also have a non retirement account worth about 65000 that I have set up so that it is attached to my checking account if I need it for anything real estate related.

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