I see many investors just rush it and focus on the owner financing piece and then end up buying a property with no equity in it and are stuck trying to sandwich it or sell it later.

I remember hearing my parents talk about this piece of land or that building lot that they could have bought years ago and it is now worth 10x the price. 

I would love to hear from some seasoned investors, the greatest piece of advice you'd have for a rookie like me.

The piece of the property that he is considering sectioning off would in essence be splitting the land in half.  

As a new member one of the best pieces of advice I received was to setup some "Keyword Alerts" to get into conversation in your target area.

Contractors are just as much a piece of the puzzle as the initial purchase.

@Marc Winter no id cut the whole wall out and try selling it as an art piece.

I quickly got my wife into real estate investing in her area and within the 3 years we have been together she now owns two SFH outright plus one development land and one commercial piece of land, and again she owns them outright whereas all of her relatives who either own businesses and/or real estate have come by their assets using financing and they will be paying for those loans for a while yet.Everything has turned around and now my wife and mother in law are viewed as the being in the top social/economic position within their entire family.

If for any reason the IRS decides to audit you, that money that just showed up in your account will be considered taxable income until you can proof otherwise.

I'm mostly invested in the Riverwards part of town but would love to eventually own a piece of Rittenhouse.