Nice chart at top of article. 

Be sure to read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing to help you get started.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessFinally -be sure to setup some keyword alerts - especially for "Portage" so you can jump into local conversations.See you around the forums!

Read about turn key in an article but I couldn't understand what it is.

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They are both great at learning the fundamentals.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessOh - and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

There is a ton of reading material on here in the form of blog posts, articles, books and how-to guides which should help you start to zero in on which aspect of real estate investing is most intriguing to you.

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Hank,Thanks for posting that article!

I recently read an article where 43% of purchasers in 2013 were absentee owners and almost 50% where cash buyers.

I've read both of those articles in the past and I agree 100% - I have no desire to own this property.