All of these homes cashflowed with 0-5% down when fully rented:1. 201 8th Street UNIT A/B, Sultan2. 11005 Roseberg Avenue S, Seattle, WA 981683. 12209 2nd Avenue SW, Seattle4. 12260 Des Moines Memorial Drive S, Burien5. 15415 SE 179th Avenue, Monroe6. 23109 25th Avenue S, Des MoinesHope this helps - reach out to me over messages if you'd like to talk about it more, $400k isn't an easy price point to work in but with the right search criteria and team behind you, you can make it work!

As a side note, I've been in SE Asia for the last eight months, and in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok, and Phnom Penh, etc. the buildings were literally covered in "black mold" inside and out.

I dont see self storage as real estate per se its a business. that just happens to run out of a real estate location you own and operate not different than buying your own body shop or fitness center and owning the building..

Money follows because you are committed to what you love.If your ever out my way in SE Ohio let me know.

I'm in SE Michigan, and recently increased my app fee from $30 to $45, and use rentecdirect.com to do my credit/SSN/eviction screening for $29.45 each. 

Because they can then make another 30%+ on the deal and other transactions that they can get their hands on, including management, repairs, evictions, rent ready expenses, and so on...If you want to make it work, buy from a distressed owner in YOUR area, fix up with your contractors/handymen, sell or rent out to verified tenants, then check on your tenants as many times as you can, and so on...You may want to check out my long thread at https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311-buying-se...I hope this thread helps you get some more info about the concept.  

Not really a franchise per se but a family member who is a prolific photographer decided to set up a SAFE shared office, conference area, mail drop & shared crèche etc for women who cannot justify the o/head for their own facility.

Not real estate related per se, but I heard about the book first on the BP podcast when they interviewed him.

However, there might be some tax benefit in your situation to treat this as a partnership (LLC tax as a partnership ).For instance, this treatment could reduce a married couple's SE tax bill when one spouse has wage income above the Social Security tax ceiling ($128,700 for 2018).

Didn't use a realtor, per se, only a Flat Fee MLS listing broker.