One day I came home from work, and a neighbor told me that the repairmen had been on the roof, working on the unit again.

We leave an offer and let the seller think, because ours are low offers and usually a disappointment to the seller.We've had many people call back 3, 6, 12 months later and a number call back 18 months later or more.

Investors who shunned flood zones (many initially ONLY invested in Flood Zone X) are now flipping in Flood Zones, such A and AE. 

Hey all,I want to share with you a problem I encountered and a solution I came up with.I am using the MLS as one of the sources of my deals searching.While the MLS is great, it doesn't offer me as an investor any filtering options, or actually any other 'advanced' option rather than viewing the listings.So, in the past few weeks I've been working hard on a solution for my problem and I am happy to share that I have a first working test version! 

Definitely get a holdback and a lease if possible.

How is it that a guy at home, with retail level information flow and a retail brokerage, is consistently beating the market at home competing against teams of hedge funds that have guys working 70 hours a week on a few names and industries?

I am an investor and a real estate agent.

At a minimum, you'll need a Realtor, a closing agent, a property manager with leasing dept, and a contractor.

You would be in better shape if you had the architectural plans complete and a contractor bid or two. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.