Taxes, Utilities, the Economy, Competition.These and other factors will effect your Commercial Investment and you have NO CONTROL over what they might be or do in the future.So what is the one MAJOR ITEM/EXPENSE you can control???

We are in the same boat here but just the beginning of it and no one to really engineer the town around all that is going to happen and I see traffic problems galore on the horizon.

I did just come across a don't wanna landlord and bought the home with that was just remodeled in excellent condition in a nice part of town, but i paid more than i should but the cash flow is ok.

I have found several in my town that I am very interested in, and I am mostly confused about how much I should offer.

How can I get an agreement with the local broker that says if I find the buyer, I get 2.5%Also, I think with my sales skills, I can sell it for more than they have it listed for on the MLS.I am confident I can find a buyer, we need to sell the house quick and I don't want my Grandma's financial state to be in control of a non-motivated brokerage.

the investment community is pretty small in this big town.

Hopefully, there are people here with answers.1) I am thinking of homes in the $125K range (homes are cheaper in the midwest, but this is still in the lower 15% of homes in my town), so that I can purchase more than one over the next 12 to 18 months.

To me, the measure of risk is how many factors are there that cannot be controlled.

The rest, however, enjoy kicking the hornets nest for all it's worth and riling each other up over problems which are beyond my control.

Now the landlord has moved back to town and has purchased a house on the opposite side of the city with no intention of wanting to continue to own this house.