Hey there, Thanks Greg for making sure we/I stay on my toes. Having said that I must say that I`m still confused. I`m not sure if I should be posting at this point because it is a forum "for sophisticated investors" and I fall off the list at the second word. . Having said that my simple...

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ May 24 2009, 08:17 PM) not quite .. then you have to find the cash and the mortgage, and then you have to manage it impeccably for perhaps 5 years or longer (which may require a large reserve and expertise or a 3rd party as it is an ongoing, monthly issue !!) and perhaps...

New to investing with only one property under my belt so far, I`ve been doing a lot of pondering... Along with trying to understand all the RE fundamentals, a part of me has also been wrestling with my conscience. Do I want to put myself into a position where I may have to evict a tenant? Can...

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ Apr 21 2009, 06:20 PM) yes, smaller towns usually make more sense .. especially ones with a university, life-style, diversified industry base .. so yes Waterloo-Cambridge make sense .. drive there once at least .. get a map .. talk to some REIN folks .. do some open...

Thanks for the replies. I guess I wasn`t sure what was considered "adequate cash flow". $100 with 100% financing was one figure - that`s kind of what I had classed as "non-negative".... I haven`t signed on for the Rein system yet and I guess that`s where I show my ignorance. It`s...

I have a newbie question. I`ve done a fair bit of reading and recently purchased my first investment property, using a Rent to Own strategy. It worked out well, I`m cash flowing...and filled the place after only 5 days. With current interest rates the way they are, and after determining...