Quick check is projected gross rent minus PITI minus 8 percent management and 10 percent maintenance and see if you still have real cash flow.

I’ve secured financing with Stock Yards Bank (Term sheet in hand, 6.75% fixed).I am bringing in a Key Principal (KP) to sign on the loan to satisfy the balance sheet requirements, but I want to make sure I offer a fair split.The Question: For a standard KP who is only signing on the debt (no operational work), what kind of GP equity or fee are you seeing in this market?

So you see land lording is a loosing deal in the long run.

I recently went to Navy Federal Credit Union for a prequalification to see what I might be eligible for.

Let's look at the reality now and let's take an example in a market I know very well Mexico.

The upside is real — consistent returns, real estate backed security, and deals you can actually see and touch.

Seeing any decent files lately?

They have incredible tenant quality and very little management drama which is exactly what you want when you are trying to relax.I am happy to pull some recent data for those specific areas to see how they hit your 6% target.

Yes I am looking at the sign up from tenant for water/sewer signup, the only issue is to make sure they are paying there bill and I don't forget to see, if they paid :).  

I’ve been thinking about a conversation I had recently about marketing agencies.There is the obvious risk everyone talks about (bad results), but there is a quieter, long-term risk that I see capital raisers run into: Dependency.It is very easy to treat marketing like a utility bill: you just pay it to keep the lights on.