Location is also more critical - a strip mall near a busy intersection or office space with solid transit links increase their appeal.In short, commercial properties can be every bit, and more, profitable than residential rentals; can be more hands-off and offer greater stability with longer leases.

Service is critical for timely transactions.

Dennis, maybe you are doing this, but why not hyper-save income from your job to invest in real estate, accelerating the time to critical mass?

Esitmatien re-hab expenses is sthe most critical thing you will ever learn.

It is critical to find one that IS and that you click with them on a relationship level. 

I've taken a bit of criticism for some shares on Bigger Pockets.

Maybe I'm too critical too early on as this is the end of Day 1.

No criticizing here, just think it's the only thing with no other options.

I would question how he could reach critical mass of seven figures leasing without a ton of other agent and a network underneath him.

Frankly, to facilitate visual inspections of the accounts, especially Income and Billing from ongoing vendors, I log such things to the date it applies, like mortgage is due on the 1st.The critical point is to keep all income and expenses associated in the correct year, so prepaid 6 months rent received in Nov should keep two months in this year and 4 months logged to next year.