I have been extremely satisfied with the way all the deals have progressed so far.  

So, agree with @Nathan Gesner about letting the tenant prove there is unhealthy mold issue.Will point out though, that there is probably mold behind the shower tile walls.

The number of subto deals is extremely low (far less than 1%). 

So it's just extremely unlikely that you'll be able to generate a return that would justify paying the taxes in 1 or offsetting the interest you'd pay in 3.If you save up and buy a traditional LTR at or above the median price, you'll likely be break even or negative. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Extremely knowledgable and no pie in the sky fluff.

the biggest indication of a investor failing in real estate is not having enough reserves to get through the rainy seasons of the investment where as people who can get through over a long period of time do extremely well.

Implementing a solid skip tracing strategy into your marketing mix can be extremely valuable.  

The "education" that was presented at the REI meetings were little more than sales pitches, giving people just enough information to be enticing to go buy their education system and just enough to be extremely dangerous without the rest of the training. 

@David KrulacThis form is extremely simple to fill out and took 4 minutes.