From the Department of Revenue perspective, they also collected some money and avoid risking the Commonwealth Court or the PA Surepem Court ruling against its interpretation.When you deal with "smaller" projects, people tend to pay less attention because: (1) the damages are low; and (2) the issues are complicated.

Yes, it just depends on your market.In Pasadena, my tenants tend to be 20-30 somethings.

That means that the properties will go back on the market in January and February, which tends not to be a great time to sell, but the deals were good enough when I bought that it doesn't matter.Buying in March or April will probably yield the easiest sales (as you'll put them on the market in May or June, most likely), but this is a very competitive time to buy, and in my experience, it's tough to find great deals in the Spring.Things may be different in your area, of course...

For the most part, my time and effort are going to be same, regardless of the extent of the project.That said, larger projects tend to have larger risks, and for projects with higher risk, I'll tend to look for greater opportunity for returns.

Lenders fear rates are going to jump, which will tend to reduce the value of properties like this.Lets figure out if this is a good deal, first.

Although I have to disagree with Eddie Ziv on one point; the weather can be nuts around here (NW of Chicago close to Wisc border).

You will then also realize how much information is in the details and how glad you were you didn’t just go out and by something and think that the cash flow promised by a realtor will materialize in the real world (at least most realtors).A few years ago I ran across an article about a guy who had a mentor who in the beginning he thought was nuts by always laughing at the first offer, using the most basic calculator and generally ranting about his former students who didn’t do anything.

These tend to have the "wedge" freeze up and then the valve breaks in the closed position when you try to open it.

I am a "binge poster" and tend to stay away for some period of time due to my work and then show up and read the threads and then post.

The second payment is almost always a lot smaller than the first payment and people tended to believe they could make the second payment and that somehow vindicated them.