@Shawn Tuma how professional do you want to present yourself?

We are in the DC area and I have never heard negative comments about them. 

But claim they live 2 hours away and won't be present to show it.If we want to move forward, then he will quit claim deed it over at the courthouse.  

@Jaycee - Thanks for your comment and for reaching out.

I usually spend my time, if the seller is present, keeping him/her out of the way if needed, pumping tenants for info, taking measurements for room sizes and drawing floor plans with doors and windows and noting appliances and taking pictures.We look for value add properties that are in decent structural and mechanical condition (except for one deal that we got really cheap).

Quote from @Sean O'Keefe: Click the arrow in front of “Quote” and you’ll see the comment / post that was responded to.  

@Caleb Brown Thank you for commenting and yeah I was definitely planning on trying to be more conservative with my spending as part of getting my finances back on track as I mentioned.

Here are a few thoughts about your comment on market appreciation:Cash Flow is a hedge against corrections.

Not surprising that you are only getting comments from people who want to sell you something. 

I really do appreciate all of the comments folks have made and it’s clear that they have systems in place and I hope that knowledge will aid me in my endeavor.