RE was expensive in my area (Denver 2002) and I wanted to begin investing.I would read a couple books:  Rich Dad Poor Dad will change your mindset about working and investing.  

So that might mean going from stock cabinetry to custom cabinetry to push the prices higher.  

@Shaun Weekes good point; poor assumption on my part that he may be going the conventional route here.

Also with those numbers your cash on cash return would be really poor too depending on how much you paid for the property.

I moved to the states about 5 years ago and been working W2 ever since, but the poor dad rich dad really changed my mentality and find out I'm on the rat trap right now.So I really need your help on something I have in mind to start investing.

I've only worked for three major dealerships and in the end they are all the same, exhausting long hours, not enough money and management tries to make you like a puppet and gives you a script to say to a customer.  

Amazing how some landlords have not figured out that excellent customer service and building tenant relationships is the best strategy for creating the best possibility of a long-term tenant.  

I have always lived more on the motto of try as hard as you can, and when it goes wrong, figure it out and fix it :) similar to what Kiyosaki says in rich dad poor dad, that he saves or invests more than he thinks he can, so he is forced to make it work :)

Rich Dad Poor Dad was the next primer, and since then, I have had an insatiable desire to read everything about real estate.Here's my current situation:I'm not a city person by any means (I've tried).

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