--remove unnecessary items and organize what is left on the tables-allow more light into 3) To me it looks like you are using a very generic website form and in some spots are just filling things because there was an empty spot somewhere.

I'll be honest I forget what the tax implication of it was and why our CPA had us doing that (We since dissolved that company in 2011 via our planned exit strategy. woo woo)@Steve Hamilton II can probably tell me why :)As for hourly earnings, I didn't quite mean I had calcualted an exact number in my head, again, that was probably the drugs slurring my clarity :D I know what I make per month, I know roughly what 'potential' contracts are on my table and therefore have a rough idea of the 'value' of my time, which I agree with Terry P. is good to know - if nothing else than as a measuring stick of how things are progressing and if there's need for change in strategy or if I am growing at my expected rate of returns.So there we have it, a series of slightly different ways to look at things.I was just saying that the actual value of my time is kept off the books.

As you are running numbers, remember that it is an academic exercise unless you go “hot”, meaning you put the money on the table, at which point everything changes relative to your perspective.I think that you will find a CAP rate of at least 9% is required for a deal to begin to look attractive, and COC of 20-25%.

So After the End Buyer brings the full amount of funds to the table, how do I go about getting the $1000.00 returned to ME without me being out of that money which in essence should I be receving my credit of $1000.00?

His answer was to bring money to the table or offer some specialized knowledge or time.I began searching for information by stopping by the local book store and also the web for anything I could learn about investing.

have you tried reaching out to a local agent to see if they would partner with you by bring a cash buyer to the table.....worth a shot...

The seller has a legally binding contract with another buyer, so the only way to get your offer accepted would be to have one of the other parties default or have the bank reject the short sale contract currently on the table.

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Someone may put a deal on the table like you said. 50/50.

In what world is establishing your own broker/contractor teams, doing your own research, hand-picking your own PM, and having final cut on tenants (if you so choose) a worse scenario than putting blind faith into a company that profits from you continuing to buy (and thus will shape your opinion of good/bad deals to fit their inventory).I'm not saying turnkeys are bad, but I am saying they sit on the opposite side of the table from their customers.