So, you really have to buy a vacation property because you plan to use it and enjoy it yourself, not for cashflow.

If real estate investing is done the wrong way, it simply becomes another job that you hate.

I hope you enjoy it. 8)

I tend to go the postcard route more often and I simply use the USPS.

With the payrolling - it's your employees and you are simply outsourcing all your payrolling functions to the temp recruiter.

I spend a large portion of my time personally rehabbing properties to rent out (not the most effective use of my time, probably, but I enjoy it), but I think that should be considered a separate activity.

While i enjoyed reading "rich dad, poor dad" i felt it was more of feel good, pump you up book and i was looking for INFORMATION and think i found it here..

I found this forum researching out of state properties a couple of days ago, and have really enjoyed the information I have found, first forum i've ever joined!

The payment is simply the monthly interest rate (1%, 1.25% or 1.5% in the above examples) times the loan amount.I usually just slap a deal specific spreadsheet together.

I have to believe that a lot of tentants totally trash the insides because they have already lost the house and simply don't care.Any horror stories out there?