I just believe it's important to EMPHASIZE this rule strictly considers CASH FLOW and nothing else.It does bug me when somebody posts a potential deal here and the first thing they hear is the 50% rule.

Hello @William Roberts ,I worked for Hewlett-Packard and IBM for over twenty years and one thing they continuously emphasized was to set a clear goal and then measure everything you do by whether it gets you closer or further from your goal.

I went to college and got a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

I got a college degree in business that emphasized real estate as  well as a broker license in Texas in 1980.

You don't want to emphasize a repair, you want to emphasize features of the property. 

It seems like you are looking for single family deals so just be aware that 1 vacancy=100% vacancy.Lastly,  Please be careful with MLS listings and don't overpay; I can't emphasize that enough.

I am not sure where those Google Earth images are from but in California there are a lot of people in a little area so density is already high and while people say everyone is leaving California the population there is still growing and those people are willing to live in a smaller home to stay there and pay more.I do however think you are over emphasizing the risk of fire.

Emphasize this message on your Google VM as well.

But, the comments do emphasize something I wonder -- most investors make choices and recommendations based upon what they can expect in their own lifetime, and most of the models which they use to support their predictions take for granted that population growth will remain positive, while none of them serve to explain what causes the growth which they observe (i.e.

Might mean there's no competition, but might also mean there's not much demand.The author of "Four Hour Work Week" really emphasizes test marketing.