It's very similar to the stock market...the market can only withstand so much growth over a short time period before it breaks and makes a correction.

Those are the important tasks that you'll actually see huge results from.

All other forms of REI are self employement, without an automatic annuity of growth, so they will be as stressful as anything else.

Therefore, your 5% gain is offset by 3.88%, meaning your real growth is 1.12%.

Don't cut coners by trying to save money, their are peopel that specialize in this just like you specialize in investing in real estate or what ever line of business you are in that others are willing to turn over the ranes to you because you have these specialize knowledge.Let the cpa take careof your taxes you hould be able to find a cost affective cpa for under $750 a year than can and will help you get your business position for growth.

Finding qualified supervisors who you will learn from is not an easy task.

Its an overwhelming/daunting task to make your first investment in a market you live in, let alone one that is 1,000+ miles away.I'll certainly keep Mobile on the radar if I can get some expereince under my belt up here.

Oops; I've got to quit trying to multi-task!

Any given task can be accomplished a number of different ways.

I'm speaking more specifically about the East Central area, like Fort Riley/Manhattan area.I know there's growth in that area with the military driving the Junction City/Fort Riley market upwards... but haven't found anyone or any groups who do that market....anyone here have experience there, or know of groups?