Note: My company will accept personal or business check/with ID.Know where your funding is coming from (a credit line, pre-loan commitment, seller financing, uncle Bill or Mom or your shoe box under the bed).Understand bidding position (where to stand).Your options with real estate (flip it, assign your contract for a fee, renovate and sell for taxable income, offer it on a Tax Deferred 1031 Exchange for equal or greater value, keep it for a cash flow income)?

Because you held the property less than 12 months Uncle Sam is going to want his short term capital gains tax.  

Originally posted by @Roger Pokorny:No, cash flow is key.  

I accounted for PITI, but cannot believe I forgot about good old Uncle Sam.

All the subs quoted me 7,000-9,000, but my uncle was able to do if for $5,000. 

I've done painting and carpenter work with my uncle.

black on yellow,just use the regular 18x24 sign size it works well Good luck @Roger Hendrixson

There is plenty here to find out what has changed since Brandon wrote his book and, I'm sure he'll admit he's not a finance type, especially with tenant buyers.He's going down predatory lane using L/Os as a weeding out, in OK, they do have orange jumps suits at that big hotel along the Will Rogers Turnpike, you know, the one with the big fence around it and signs saying do not pick up hitchhikers! 

@Roger Rustad seems to be knowledgeable.  

There is so many different things that I want to do but I feel I may be limited because I'm in the military and I'm at the mercy of Uncle Sam when it comes to geographic stability and spare time.