Some books I enjoyed include "The unofficial guide to real estate investing" (Kind of dry though) real estate riches by dolf de roos, and the ABC's of RE investing by ken mcelroyI have an audio CD thing from Robert Shemin which in my opinion is absolutely fantastic - especially with negotiation skills.

John I thoroughly enjoy reading your posts.

I would be new to this and I do not expect it to be easy, but I have a few friends in the industry that might not be able to lend money, but could lend time and their expertise so as to mitigate my risks.I even estimate that I would end up paying $20k-30k in interest over the 6 months and still make a pretty decent profit.Has anyone converted property to condo's in the boston area?

Please except and enjoy the gesture below!

Every deal is different...I have had a pretty bad one myself.I will stick with landlording, light rehabs and a few REITs to keep my RE invesment portfolio empire going...I enjoy collecting checks every month and being in complete control of all my property without question from any "partners".

luving this site and plan to make lots of great contacts to share info with. anyone lookin to partner up on some south fla. deals dont hesitate to drop a line.

I'm new to the forum and have enjoyed reading everyone's posts on the subject.

First, I want to thank everyone that participates in this forum for sharing the information that they know so that everyone else can enjoy the benefits of investing in real estate.Second, here is a quick story of whats going on:I'm 19.

The units are fully occupied and in decent shape...I actually enjoy the work so I have no plan to sell at this time.I'm in a suburb of a northern "rust belt" city....

So that when you're 80 years old you'll eventually have a million bucks, when you're too old to enjoy it?