Having good cash flow is necessary going into the deal - appreciation (if any) is icing on the cake....

Hi my name is jeremySo recently ive stumbled across bigger pockets and am trying to learn how to get started in the real estate investing world Its always been a passion and dream to do this even as a kid but i didnt think it was possible without large amounts of capital i see now that there are other ways tho i am not fully aware and understanding themSo let me start with an introduction hi im jeremy, im a plumbers apprentice and actively saving , currently i live at home after moving back when the whole rent and live with roommates thing didnt work and i felt like i was not getting anywhere paying rent vs paying payments on a loan , ive got a few thousand right now and am in a odd spot as i dont know if i should stop putting money away for a loan payment and buy a car ( i lost mine due to black ice and insurance didnt cover) i dont necessarily need it to work but i think it will be needed to look at potential properties when im getting ready to pull that triggerAnyways my plan when i first started my job was to just get fully licensed in plumbing and once i have it i would be knowledgeable enough to do most if not all plumbing repairs in any property thinking it would be saving me thousands of dollars when/if i needed to do any type of repair to the unit or its water/heating systems vs paying for it, granted as i get more and more property ill doubt ill still be interested in doing it but i figured its a good stable job to start with and i could always fall back on if needed.

I hate it for them, but they have to make ice the old fashioned way if they want it.

I know I want to buy and hold with the best cash flowing properties possible (appreciation would be icing on the cake) 3.

The Ac fan motor can stop and the coil freezes and keeps building ice and melts all over your ceiling .... 

We are potentially on thin ice. 

If the unit has been advertised at the previous price and then you increase it to their voucher after they apply, well, I think you're skating on very thin ice even if the law technically allows it (which I am by no means confident that it does). 

Sure McD's will be more money now but on a graph that line stays consistent where as REI starts very small and turns into a "Hockey Stick" shaped line with time.

If it’s in an area that gets snow and ice this is a BFD but if you were in an area without ice and it’s commonplace (such as visit a Caribbean island) then it doesn’t matterSo it really depends, if it’s the norm then your fine if it’s not the norm, then it’s problematic

Wasn't expecting a Hawaii resident to drop knowledge on ice issues!