Have your favorite bank or whoever write you a pre-approval loan letter that says how long that should take.

I love the idea of finding a flip too-- one of my favorite parts of the old house was seeing where it came from and what I made it look like.

One of my favorite real estate books when I first started was " the Wholesailing bible" and one of my favorite non real estate books is "the compound effect" both are definitely worth a read.

@Kerry Baird thanks for the encouragement & quick insight to your story, sounds very intriguing.

Lots of great meetings in the area...My favorites are: www.dreia.org, www.breia.com, and www.reandb.com.

General favorites would be appreciated as well.

Favorites are:1. subject to my partners approval (your pet rat can be your partner). piper suggest this in another thread. 2. subject to 90 day inspection (just tell them your inspector is world class and in high demand)3. subject to 0% financing for 40 yearsRemember, being an unlicensed broker requires a drivers license, no RE license, no education, trickery, deceit, no money, no high school diploma, and nothing to lose.

I think it will be a good solid long term property and it is a great location for me personally (5 minutes from my house, 15 minutes from where my kids attend school, and walking distance to my favorite Mexican restaurant).I have been able to trim operating expenses over $250 per month so far and think I'll potentially be able to trim them another $200 or so per month within the next month or so.

Even as a seasoned investor, it's one of my favorite ways to find houses.

My favorite cashflow neighborhoods: Cheviot, White Oak, Monfort Heights, Miami Township, Lockland, Reading.