I read exerpts from and article about another real estate mogul who was a friend of the above mention friend.

What you can do depends on your particular market, but consider a few f'rinstances: Improve building security, improve outside lighting, give common areas a facelift, upgrade appliances, give away wireless internet service to all the tenants, etc.

I write many of the educational articles that appear on our company's website, readata.com.

Get busy reading these forums and the articles here on BiggerPockets, hit the library and bookstores, and study!

I would certainly be interested in finding out a little more about the requirements that you would be required of such an application.My company designs and builds Internet based applications for the property management industry, however, the area we have been focusing on up to this point is short term vacation rental management.

I've wondered how B&M stores can even stay open as more and more people get internet savy.

Doesn't matter.As a general rule, if you divide the gross monthly rents by .02, that is about the most you should pay for a rental.The rental business is not a work-at-home internet business.

I think I may have read the article or articles you were referring to.

I read the great blog by Rob Barney, “Bird-Dogging 101” where he gave you the general rehabbers calculator “A Typical Deal By The Numbers”.For those that haven’t read it:http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/bird-dogging101rb.htmlI am trying to build a calculator for my network of buyers that I can adjust numbers and percentages to give me an idea of what I can offer sellersHOW DO YOU CALCULATE CLOSING COSTS?

We've also got several useful articles in our article directory that may come in handy.