The reason there are so many great buys right now is because so many people over-leveraged (especially landlords in my area) in the mid 2000's.

Once you understand it, you will be better educated to perform the strategy.How to make offers for your buy and hold - For quick calculations, if the rent value is $1000 monthly, you can afford to pay $50,000 (2%) for that rental (including acquisition and any needed upfront repairs to get it to renting condition initially).

Sometimes, self investing gets you into trouble if you do not get the needed education first.

NOTE: Currently injured from a work related injury, I don't plan on going back.I'm finishing my degree in Business Admin starting next month, and looking to get additional education in the Real Estate Field.I'm at the point of having to make this work!

The goals consist of:- 30 day goals- 60 day goals- 90 day goals- 3 top issues/problems of the monthsome of information we might share: - Our marketing strategies- short term goals and long term goals- Continuing education strategies (relating to REI)- Financial goals- Family and Leisure time goalsWith this type of information you can brainstorm ideas, achieve goals and grow our businesses.

Do some of you investors have a guideline that you use as to how much leverage you feel comfortable with?

The quick of it is family has agreed to take a loan to get us into a house... I'm looking to loan 100k-200k and the owner is open to carrying the rest of 400K. What we have to work with is a beachfront property in Haw...

This may be the leverage you need to make the deal go through.

Can anyone recommend a good source of information where I can educate myself?

NO MORE FREE MONEYFree "Job based" education for students graduating with a GPA of 3.5 of above & they keep it for 4 years as long as they maintain high scholastic standards.Change our trade practices to make it to expensive to out source jobs.GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICSI'm sure I could write a list 100 points long.