To date, they have not fought the fraud charges or I would be testifying, that may still occur. 

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

I understand equity and cash-flow are related, but what I mean is that I don't need the cash flow right now as much as I'd like to build a strong portfolio that can cash flow even more later on.I've owned a single-family rental for 4 years, but on mulitple fronts I felt like I've done a poor job self-managing it, so this Fall I picked up the Turners' book on managing rentals and that's what led me here to Bigger Pockets online.

Keep doing what you're doing with networking, and just keep showing up — in person or online.

He practiced that well and his son is now one of the largest developers in the country, if not the world.The nice thing for investors is that there should be a 2-3 or maybe 4 year gap in major apartment developments coming online. 

If the credit items reported are up to date with no late payments that is generally good enough for me.

I'd look at crime rates and I'd also look at multifamily supply projections to see how many units are expected to come online in the next few years. 

I also keep track of the date payments are made.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have 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.

We use DealCheck to underwire and QuickBooks Online for everything related to accounting and numbers.