Out of curiosity, what do you expect to happen in your business between now and the end of the year? Do you see business picking up or slacking off? Why do you think this?

I think that business is likely to be slower...

Assuming you plan to buy and hold, you also want want to make cash flow and resale projections going out several years -- I would say five at the least, but probably more.If you go to my blog page here on biggerpockets (or the blog on my company's site) you can download a sample chapter from my latest book -- the chapter is about using cap rates.Originally posted by Dustin Lyle:I read in a thread concerning California where multi unit residentials are selling around 4-5%.. which lead me to a good question..

I am not a marketing expert by any stretch.Here is a paragraph from one of my old postcards to give you some ideas“ Is the city harassing you about a home project that is not complete?

We purposely have made it so 3 projects should all finish about 2 weeks after New Years, so we can market them then.

If I am selling you a pre-construction product, I cannot give you projections and numbers on what I think it will generate.

TX, #1 in the nation for appreciation last 2 years as projected by Money Mag.

Or is it good if Im breaking even or just paying a little each month, because in theory I have made 70K in equity that can be used to start another rehab project.

Nakheel PJSC, the Dubai state-owned developer of three palm-shaped islands in the Persian Gulf, said Nov. 30 that it is scaling back or delaying work on some of its $30 billion in projects, including the 62-story Trump International Hotel & Tower near the Mega Yacht Club on the trunk of Palm Jumeirah. “In such a nasty downturn, which we are seeing now, they are just not immune to global events,†said Michael Baer, founder of Dubai-based Baer Capital Partners and great-grandson of Julius Baer, who started Switzerland’s largest independent wealth manager. “Maybe the boom is over for the time being.†The sheikhdom may need help from Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E. to service its debt, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Just checking.I'm treating this as a project, and yes, I'll definitely learn a lot from it, which ever way it turns out in the end.

I'm not in a position where I "need" to go back to work....but I am kind of bored and I've always been involved in community projects, scouting leader, coast guard auxilliary, pheasants forever, etc....