I read the two books that J Scott and Kevin suggested, as well as the book Charles suggested "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow" for a property management class.I found them to be very insightful, and got me excited to use multifamily apartment complexes as my investment vehicle.

So anyone who actually works with real investors won't be surprised at an old car, or off-the-rack clothing.Many of us, when we get around to buying a new vehicle, purchase a work vehicle, a van or pickup, not a sports car.

Since she died intestate, this makes it nearly if not entirely impossible since a judge will decide these things.

The reason I chose to buy there instead of where I live is because in the Portland area, it's been near impossible to buy anything with decent cash flow for the last 5+ years.

HOAs can be OK, but they can also place rules on you that make it difficult to make money or impossible to rent.

Kotlikoff says: “The IMF is saying that, to close this fiscal gap [by taxation], would require an immediate and permanent doubling of our personal income taxes, our corporate taxes and all other federal taxes.“America’s fiscal gap is enormous – so massive that closing it appears impossible without immediate and radical reforms to its health care, tax and Social Security systems – as well as military and other discretionary spending cuts.â€He cites earlier calculations by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that concluded that the United States would need to increase tax revenue by 12 percentage points of GDP to bring revenue into line with spending commitments.

Impossible to say without knowing the numbers involved.

To try to sell hard money loans, at anywhere close to par, on the secondary market would be next to impossible right now on any kind of scale. 5 years ago-YES, today-you show me how and we will both retire before the end of the year!!!

Trying to figure out what you score will or would be would be impossible IMO, but keeping lines of credit, your ability to borrow in line with your income, paying bills and obligations as agreed and showing that your use of credit is prudent will likely get you the better scores.

I know in my area that would be difficult if not impossible to find.