Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

I have a w2 job that pays just enough but looking for opportunities to increase my income to invest more aggressively. 

Going to try out PayRange, the Shine Pay is slightly more expensive and the one quote about the 20 units appears to be from shinepay as it is the only qoute they ever made... not sure which is better but both look like good options

If you don’t owe then, everything is profit without paying overhead depending on the structure of your lease.

Learn to control your spending and pay off debt.

Because it is an investment property, you would pay all fees, including appraisal.

.-- Or, what we do is offer the free rent AFTER & ONLY if they pay their first 3 months of rent on time to earn it.4) Lower the rent 5% every 2-4 weeks until activity picks up.5) Understand this is the worst time of year to find tenants.-- Starts picking back up end of February when this tenant pool starts getting their income tax refunds and aren't broke anymore.6) Section 8: where is the property being advertised?

If you buy in a vacation area there really is no safety net other than desirability/location…I guess just don’t pay up too much.  

You have to put more money down and pay a higher interest rate and is limited to only 2% IPC.

The seller's LLC pays capital gains tax and depreciation recapture, while the buyer's LLC uses the purchase price as the new cost basis.