I see a good financial decision getting 8%+ cap, but it does have bars on the windows and a steel cage for a screen door.  

When I first got my license, I was with companies like Keller W & Coldwell B and much of the training, etc was centered around residential topics and I wasn't feelin' it, so I linked-up with a friend of mine that started a brokerage that focuses on working with investors- which is my passion and yes... 2 different worlds.So it all comes down to what excites you and gets you out of bed in the morning.If you like the arena of multifamilies, try to link up with a company like Marcus & Millichap or Cushman & Wakefield, etc who will train and support you in working with apartments, etc.

I understand that strategy, but we're still identifying our A, B and C areas in Bakersfield, so until we do that and see a good deal, we're on the sidelines for now. 

Once you've established credit under your entity's EIN, check with D&B and see if you have a Paydex score of at least 80.

Graduations; conventions; visiting parents; Alumni / Frat / Sorority get togethers; Church groups; Band Concerts; Marching Bands; Bachelor / Hen Parties; WEDDING parties are huge; Holiday stays, Family reunions; even funeral accommodations.  

Note that we decked it out with granite & stainless steel appliances to attract the college educated millennials that wanted to live near the hopping nightlife that the neighborhood has to offer.For more info on the neighborhoods and rental properties available in them check out The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods. 

For the $2 you spend on coffee you will receive 10000x more information than you would from ****** ole Than Merill and his band of goonies. thats not my $0.02 thats a fact

. $800Just last month had a new water service installed (was old steel pipe) for $5400.

That said, you might be ok with the returns vs going into small - midsize, B and C multi family properties.    

Stainless steel appliances or black/white?