I would much rather make a multiple small deals that will eventually total more than a single greedy deal that will ruin a relationship.Great job Thomasina.

When I scan the list for apparent mismatches (i.e. house listed for $200K, Zillow estimate of $300K), then look closer at Zillow, I find as often as not that Zillow's estimate is likely off, either because there are few comps close to the house in question, or because there is a significant difference between those comps and the house in question (i.e. the comps are part of a new subdivision, the target house is much older).What is the best way to get from this 3000+ house database to a manageable number of viable prospects that I can spend more time evaluating (including, eventually, a drive by)?

Also, in bathrooms and kitchens any sewage backups or long-term minor leaks will eventually get some mold growing between the paper and the clearcoat, which necessitates replacing the whole room floorcovering.

No hype, no get rich quick schemes, no BS, just the plain honest truth that if you build your empire by working slowly and carefully, you will eventually find yourself atop a nice mountain of wealth.The other book I finished recently that I really enjoyed was David Schumacher's Buy & Hold Real Estate Strategy: How To Secure Profits in Any Real Estate Market (John Wiley & Sons, New York, May 1992, March 1993 & March 1994 with Dr.

Take it one step at a time, and eventually, you can make this a life for you!

I want to buy and hold long term and eventually get into short term flips. 

I'd love to do a tri or quad eventually but I'm on a bit of a budget for now and I feel like a duplex will be a lot easier to learn on.

Eventually, I bought a duplex. 

They will eventually will foreclose and take the house.

I have too many properties and not enough income (the classic debt-to-income dilemma every investor runs into eventually) so I have to choose my mortgages carefully - and I've been waiting for my dream house.