I have yet to have any experience in the field but looking to start anywhere....

Since I will start as a part time investor, I know one of the keys to being successful is to build a team around me made up of successful people that are experts in their fields.

This is new field for me .

This is for me, a major leap of faith into a new career field.

If you are going to be using the '50% rule' which includes the taxes and insurance, simply leave these fields blank.

I am a New York resident working in the medical field with a vision of one day being able to provide my family with more then I ever could being a real estate investor than an employee.

Hello all,Firstly I would like to say thank you for all of the insight that I have consumed over the last few months while I considered taking the plunge into this incredible field.

However, it’s also a field full of potential landmine issues with fair housing.There are important things to remember when using social media to screen tenants.Start with a solid application processIf you’re not starting with a thorough rental application, a credit check, and a criminal background check, go no further.Beyond that, have a checklist of uniform criteria and standards you need each tenant to meet.

The agent said they've been planing to get a lockbox on the property ASAP, but he wasn't planning to make a special trip down there for this "field trip" of sorts.

These are important questions because if you are new and have not fielded calls from sellers, I think you are going to be really overwhelmed by the calls and analysis that is needed.