You'd go bankrupt if you were significantly below that, and wouldn't have any business if above. .8% to 1% to rate sounds suspiciously like the typical rate hit for investment property v owner occ, or SFR v 2-4 unit.

Good luck on your Business 

However, because there wasn't a lot of building done in 07-14 we are behind on the amount of needed inventory so buyers are just moving further out from the main business areas and commenting which is putting pressure on transposition to keep things moving well. 

Just like any other business its all about sales and most importantly MARKETING!!!!! 

@Zimean Vickers I hear you, sometime people just cant help it but you have to remember your running a business too and can't let those things affect the plan

So my mother recently passed and she invested several hundred thousand in a friends business and he was paying her a yearly return at 10%.

We were just featured on Hulu's season 3 (airs October 4) Small Business Revolution, named top 10 places to retire by AARP and another large publication that is slipping my mind at the moment. 

Also, start to really network with other agents, investors, etc. to both learn more about your business as well as being in the loop for future purchases!!

Trust should never be any part of  business. 

@Nathan G. your business card should say, "We deal with the crap, so you don't have to."