Different landlords have different strengths, weaknesses, schedules, and pain points. 

The mistakes feature most prominently as the pain of failure and not making money lingers on for a long time while the successes fade pretty quickly.As to deal analysis I would have to say that as real estate appraiser - MAI candidate (member Appraisal Institute Candidate member - the course work and experience of appraising lots of types of commercial and residential property over 10 years or so gave me a solid understanding or how to look at various properties by the numbers. 

Is it fear of rates, not having enough down payment, or just uncertainty about qualifying for financing?

In a slower market we zero-in on as-is homes, inherited properties, and complex seller situations where others may back off.Momentum builds trust.

I’ll be back Nov 1–14 to dig deeper into the market, meet investors, and start laying the groundwork before relocating in early 2026.If you’re active in Birmingham real estate — flipping, wholesaling, lending, contracting, or agency — I’d love to connect.

Sounds like a real pain, totally understand the challenge.

I’ve been looking into setting up a RUBS system — probably billing tenants back for about 75% of the total monthly water/sewer bill, divided equally among all occupied units.I’ve read that some cities in Ohio (like Cleveland) prohibit or discourage RUBS, but I haven’t been able to find anything specific in the Euclid municipal code.

It’s great to be back in the community, connecting with fellow investors, lenders, and operators who share the same passion for solving challenges and building wealth through real estate.Looking forward to reconnecting and contributing value wherever I can.

When you sell it on terms, each payment you collect typically gets split between principal (which just lowers your note balance) and interest (which is the taxable part).I’m not an expert on the accounting side, but I do try to stay open to learning more about these things as they come up, especially as I dig deeper into different parts of the land business.One tool that helps is a simple amortization calculator like Bankrate, it shows how much of each payment is interest vs principal.Also, IRS Publication 537 is a solid starting point for understanding how installment sales get reported.If nothing else, keeping clean notes and setting up a system early makes tax season way less painful and eventually bringing in a CPA who “gets” land notes is well worth it.Here's various resources that could be useful to you...Books (For Foundational Knowledge) 1.

If they insist they will only sell for $xxx, come back in 6 months when they reduce their number.On one property, I offered $110,000 for a pre-foreclosure, because that was what it was worth.