Make sure you get a clear understanding of their charges-- Sounds too good to be true.

Regardless, if you have common area, you most likely need maintenance, if you have some expense responsibilities, you may need to have someone maiking sure they are handled.Mike made a point that you may not need management and that is true.

The ONLY thing we can do is to take care of "our shop" and weather the storm or even take advantage of it.

True, and it wouldn't be the first time I've seen an investor lose thousands to save 10 bucks.

Shane's comment on the maximum number of loans for residential may be true and a hurdle to overcome.Commercial property lenders are still in the market.

It's not like either party has really held true to any idea or conviction for any length of time.

For a long time my response was, “Nothing.†I know now that is not true.

Many of the investors or want to be investors here are just getting their feet wet, so buying an apartment building is quite a large chunk to swallow.What kind of true cap rates have you been able to purchase at here in CA?

Real Estate markets can certainly vary drastically within even very short distances here in the states.As for the $1 houses . . . if a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.

Housing Stinks, etc. but in reality, this is one of the best times ever to be a TRUE investor.Remember the movie Wall Street where they mention that Gecko was short selling NASA stock right after the shuttle blew up.