It's nice to hear how it worked out, and it helps everybody calibrate their advice to the next person

You have to re-calibrate what desirable means based on what assets you have a shot at bidding on. 

If the property is vacant, unanswered by a sale, or rent, then this too helps the seller's motivation to consider creative financing.In order to "calibrate" your offer, you should understand the seller's pain points if possible. 

Although not part of the agreement coverage for your A/C system, this thorough tune-up will be performed by a qualified technician who will: •Calibrate the thermostat•Test the temperature split•Check refrigerant levels and system pressures•Perform amp draw on condenser motor•Check the evaporator motor and compressor•Rinse the condenser coils•Inspect the contactors •Check the condensate lines•Clean or replace filters (owner supplied)•Tighten and clean the electrical connections•Test capacitors and check A/C operations•Test safety switches and limit switches Schedule Today PLEASE NOTE, the Agreement holder is responsible for any cost associated with any problems not covered under the HSA Agreement.

After paying PITI and my monthly gardener and pool man on each of my current rentals, I have been sending the remaining proceeds to my brokerage account and investing the funds in equities - worked out really well since 2011 while I was experiencing double digit returns through 2017ish, but the last few months haven't been the greatest :) I get the V and M expense and I think it's relatively simple to calibrate.

As you can tell, there's alot of variables and I am having trouble calibrating my strategy due to all the misfortune in getting started.

@Neil Aggarwal I appreciate that but I also want to calibrate to reasonable expectations for PMs@Bruce Lynn4.

l need CLARITY on the BRRRR.I think l need to step up in property calibre ....please advise.....Tyrone

l need CLARITY on the BRRRR.I think l need to step up in property calibre ....please advise.....Tyrone

Get one note or maybe two notes at the max; Go through the experience of bidding right, due diligence, recording, workout/exit strategy, measure your success, re-calibrate and do it again with a higher number of notes, now that you have a bit more knowledge of what went right and what went wrong!