MAKE OFFERS EVERY DAY.Attend rent court, and listen to the cases, meet landlords, make offersFarm an area (learn how to farm the right way, more on this in my next blog)Understand contract engineeringPractice Power ProspectingCreate and understand a "skinny contract offer"Have expired listing sent to you dailyKnock on the doors of sellers where their listing has expired....make offersGood luck............Charles

It looks great when the building is brand new, but without a good power wash every year or so, the aesthetics deteriorate quickly - dust will accumulate on horizontal surfaces, then get washed down the face by rain - leaving ugly dark stains down the side.

Compounding that, if you evict a Section 8 tenant they lose their voucher permanently (at least here), so there's heavy incentive for them to work with you and be good tenants.

.#3- We've set up a contract where our company has the decision making power on everything rehab related.

The city has lost a lot of big trees in the extraordinary winds, it's sad.Our primary residence lost power for six hours (highly unusual!)

Information is power.

I am showing up on Monday to flip on the power for the appraiser and dump 10 gallons into the oil tank, asked my dual agent to be there but I guess the kids are on school vacation...so what am I paying her for again :p No effect on the bottom line, just painfully learning the ropes on these HUD deals. 

Debt is a most powerful tool when applied to real estate.

@Zach AdamsI think a personal finance creed is one of the most powerful things in real estate investing.

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