But you should have most mornings to your self up until about 10 or 11.. when I sold RE I played golf 3 or 4 times a week in the morning then worked from 1 to 9pmbut I worked EVERY weekend except thanksgiving and most of december..

If this was through a local bank, they might look at it differently but big banks don't play with this as a general rule.

Hello new friends,My name is Tikii I am brand new to the real estate world.

Yinan,As Joel mentioned, you need to have money to play in the commercial arena. 10% reserve is normal.

Speaking to GRM, cash flow, cap rate etc. numbers look good and here's what I'm seeing from a quick snapshot: Using the numbers you provided and assuming you are putting 25% down and an assumed vacancy rate of 10% and I threw in about $800 yr for updates and repairs to play it safe I see this property kicking off about $385-$400 a month.

I am brand new to real estate investing.

-Alexander ForresterWell one way to build a strong buyer list is going to a lot networking event in different market, and just promote your brand.

Code fines become civil judgements and judgements follow you and ruin your credit report and being "up to code" is essentially a brand new house, so when you buy old housing stock, you run that risk.

(Yes, I know many American people played their part in it too).  

Common sense needs to come into play somewhere.