We are looking to start small in the $3-$4M initial start, eventually hoping to be around the $10M mark.Our goal is to scarf up as many good investment properties right now in a long term/short term diversification.

How does that investor make it a safe bet for you?

Bet down on a bad day folllowed by a good up day, followed by a...Real estate- if its a 1999 price I can live with it!

Your best bet is to find your own properties before they become common knowledge or listed for sale.

I'm looking to start my investing career and I think with the current market that sandwich leases are my best bet to get started.

You can bet next time, even though his was extremely cheap, I won't have to call him just to come out to clean out the heat exchanger, put on a new nozzle, clean off the cat's eye and change the oil filter.

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This house looked fabulous when it was done, and the appraisal came in above the initial ARV estimate.

That increase is accurate, but if you read my initial post it occurred over several years, not one.

New windows, a fresh kitchen, and one nice bathroom are usually good bets.