There's nothing worse than losing a smokin' hot deal because your funding took too long or failed entirely.Make sure you find an investor-friendly mortgage broker/banker who will talk straight and deliver under pressure.

“I am not around to show you the property and you can't get you a key.”

I recommend including instructions on how to return keys, how to clean the unit, and when you will return the deposit.

Many syndicators are able to put together a portfolio of general partner interests which provide enough recurring income to support their lifestyle.The key is to figure out where you want to be on the active - passive spectrum.

I think the key (in both cases) is to be REALLY solid with your numbers. 

This wasn't their first student reno.If you wanted good cash flow, it was turn-key.

You are however sometimes able to negotiate a bit more on price, the key here is "sometimes". 

@Tania GhoseiIf you get involved in auction buys going after occupied foreclosures looking for the big score, you have to have deep pockets for contingencies like these.Your plan to get the eviction AND subsequent renovation AND showing AND closing done in a whirlwind two months with or without an attorney in a city like DC isn't particularly realistic.But this is how I would try: show up at the door and offer cash for keys.

One of the key reasons that breed is so passionately contested is because federal law does not exclude any breed from being a service dog. 

This may not have been the home run that we hear about and read about in all of the investment books, but it is a great turn key that has taught me so much as I moved into more deals.