Hello BP community, I have been doing marketing recently to target property owners that are interested in selling real estate, I tend to be running into quite a few upside down mortgages and short sale pre - foreclosure options.

This tends to diminish what you do today and thus make it difficult to find joy in your work. 

In Las Vegas, condos tend to compete with apartments.

Most investors tend to present how great the returns on their deal.

@Elizabeth ColegroveHopefully you have some time to answer this question, as you seem very knowledgeable in the VA side of things.Occupancy requirements say that you must "intend" to live in the residence and I couldn't find a specified amount of time on an "official" site or document although people tend to assume it's 12 months.

@Guillaume D.We typically use triple glazed windows in all of our retrofits and our costs tend to be in the $600 - $800 / window {labour in}.  

I tend to over analyze things and am EXTREMELY slow at pulling the trigger on my own deals.

Life circumstances tend to make that sort of arrangement less viable as you get older, but it's a commonly used method for younger people to get ahead.

I would suggest Asian countries/India because they tend to have lower wages but still do excellent work.

Of course this depends on how extensive your coverage is and with which insurance company you choose.)Vacancy - $83 (based on a $1,000 rent rate and a vacancy rate of 1 month per year although it will likely be less, I'm being conservative here, I think)Repair - $105 (I agree with you on this)Misc - $100 (As with any business endeavor, most business people tend to be optimistic about what their costs will be.