I'm no different.I'm currently just trying to learn absolutely as much as possible while analyzing properties I find on the MLS, mostly for the experience and practice it gives me.

Right now I am enjoying absorbing all the info here on BP.It seems like I can gain the most ground financially with more units, perhaps a quad is the best choice if I can find a good deal.

Most large commercial deals get closed with title companies but it is standard practice to close SFR and small commercial with attorney's.

Very good choice.  

It's a tough choice... in order to get the egg.... you gotta feed the chicken... and take care of it.  

Once the published data catches-up it will be interesting to see if we are experiencing an uncharacteristic spike arising from the temporary relaxation of lending practices a decade ago.

Contractors are tougher now than a few years ago when the market was soft and even the great contractors were in need of work...These days, you have two choices -- find perfect contractors and let them run with the project, or find not-so-perfect contractors and manage them closely. 

I think having the freedom to make those choices is many investors end goals or at least one of them. 

Isn't usually worth it.if the property is held in a trust, then the choices are pretty clear cut.  

They don't want to chance loosing that and understand that if they get evicted, it can have jeopardize their ability to continue on the Housing Choice Voucher program.Even though we have chosen to target only C+ and better neighborhoods for buy & hold, we've already made the decision to accept Sec 8.