I'm working on my first rental and trying to understand the best practices for how to use the template leases I can find.

I know it may sound common sense, but people do struggle with understanding that water follows gravity.

Is there a formula to understand whether a real estate is class C or not?

I’m glad you were able to move on without signing, shows the agent understands/is a good guy/gal, or knows other firms wouldn’t require such a signature. 

Local market knowledge is absolutely critical, and it helps to work with someone who really understands the landscape and its nuances.As others have mentioned, it’s a broad question that’s tough to answer succinctly, but I hope this provides some clarity!

Your goal is to build a passive real estate portfolio (we can discuss what passive means to you), so while I don't condone throwing $100k into a deal without even a basic understanding, alternatively doing so will teach you far more lessons than reading a book will.  

This is a pretty broad question, but I’ll try to help!

The real skill is understanding the variability and risk in each number which is not always numerical or scientific.

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