Hi Bigger Pocket Community,I am a new rehab-to-rent investor jumping into my first rental with a property located in South Jersey and I'm in the process defining our lease agreement before we tackle finding a resident.

(We decided not to do a formal lease; we have enough of a relationship by now that I trust him in a house we technically own for another week.)We are rehabbing our former home right now, but as soon as we finish working on that house, we'll tackle our beautiful new sub2 and get it on the rental market.So that's how it happened!

Here is the book's link: http://www.amazon.com/Shift-Estate-Agents-Tackle-Tough/dp/0071605266#reader_0071605266 Now if you focus onhelping the seller sell their home and preserve their equity dollars by selling on terms rather than for cash at a discount, you can get a win for you as the investor or agent, for the seller who is stuck, and for the buyer that has good income but needs time to get a mortgage.

If you see parts that concern you, like dirty spots leaning towards might be mold soon, you can try to tackle it by scrubbing with a bleach/water mix.

Long-term, I would love to amass 3-4plexes and commercial apartment buildings in the New Haven area and market them specifically to students (Yale/SCSU), but I don't think that's something I'm ready to tackle without more experience (and capitol).Anyways, if you got through all this - thanks for listening to me blab on!

Thousands in damage for $3 worth of copper...You're gonna have to wholesale it to someone willing to tackle that project.

I am too new to tackle solo.

I'd rather stay clear of anything that smells like crowd funding and takes me down a how to deal with the SEC, etc. road.I recognize this is a long post but I am looking for real ideas or real-life examples of how others have tackled such a situation and want the BP community to have good insight into the need.

I started out marketing directly to estate reps after first honing my skills as an investor in foreclosure and other distressed real estate BEFORE tackling probate. 

I also have a meeting later this week with a financial planner to make sure i'm tackling the debt in the best way possible.