The earth has survived more self-initiated catastrophes than mankind could ever create and there are amazing mechanisms in place to create a balance.

Go to your local REIA meetings, hand out your cards at local real estate auctions, create a website for investors.

But most people here seem to push rentals as a way to really make a sustaining income.With some of the deals out there I can see coming into a transaction and being immediately in the Black on a rental!

It seems to calm the seller when I show them that I'm using the local standard and not something that I created on my computer.

I plan on starting my new life down there as a real estate investor with the purpose of creating cashflow.

The real advantage of real estate is being able to leverage considerable amounts of unrealized equity, which creates and accelerates wealth.For example lets say you used that 45k to purchase 4 homes for 70k each but had market values of at least 100k each.

So Congress created the active rental real estate exception.- How It Works - If you are active in your rental real estate activities you may be able to deduct up to $25,000 of your rental losses against other ordinary income.

Hi everyone, my name is Craig Martin and I am an investor with a strong desire to create wealth and help you create wealth.

But if you buy candy bars, cars, or, yes, apartment buildings, they you pay tax on it.Now, buying that apartment building will itself create a bunch of deductions, including the depreciation on the building.

Would you create a buyer's list first of rehabbers, retail buyers, and such before even considering it?