My name is Kara Brown and I am hoping this will be a great forum to learn as much as possible about buying and selling investment properties and "flipping" my life toward the better!  

If you inherited it, it is based on your life expectancy.

I am completely new to it investing in real estate, but have been apart of the rehabbing most of my life.

I won't provide an analogy as one isn't necessary, but I would never believe that there is a positive business angle here that is compelling enough to add the risk and the grief to your day and your life.  

I'm well aware that in real life you can't just edit out the headaches and stresses and risk.

Someone who uses DSL is someone you don't need in your life/unit :)

When the tenant calls to say the toilet is overflowing, saying the furnace will not stay on (and its 2degres F outside), you can't reply, I'll make an appointment for this coming Friday.Walk before you try to run, get some real life experience.In the words of Theodor Roosevelt, "Walk softly and carry a big stick".Don't want to rain on your parade - - really and wishing you nothing but success.

I lived in the same area most of my life, but feel the area near Brickell/Downtown Miami is a good place to start looking for investment opportunities.

I can’t think of any better way for people to prepare for their future so early on in life with so little cash out-of-pocket.

Is it the life of the mortgage or just until you paid off 20% of the loan?