It was totally rented and I was living in a little shack I built in the garage around October 2010.Got a job using skills from the military back on the mainland for 90k/year.

CVC or Walgreens, Steak n Ale, Red Lobster, etc.This is the easiest way out for a land owner, but you'll need great negotiation skills playing with the big boys and you will need an attorney.Consider condo-ized office retail, each owner builds to specs and purchases, sell or lease the land.

It's better for me to use a full time secretary with those specific skills who enjoys doing it.I like the business relationship where I am paying them to do a job and nothing else is involved.

While developing my skill set I've also been lucky enough to be a part of meetings with some very successful investors to learn from.

Some can make up the fact of using poor or invalid contracts by thier salesmanship and social skills leading a seller and buyer to a settlement, but that is not always the case.

If you are in the business of flipping property the immediate market could have more to do with your success or failure than your skill.

I paid double rent for my grandma this time last year when we had to move her to skilled nursing but thought she might move back to her apartment.

Especially without a skilled attorney to help you.I feel like you've got to go for 1) first.

That is not an assumption you should take lightly.Another approach, which requires some leadership skills, is to buy a great complex a large discount because it's on the edge of an undesirable neighborhood.

If you had a mortgage note at 3.5% and 7 years from now rates were at 8.0% and you failed to jump on the train along the way other factors will have played into the game.