Even if manage to find a crazy deal with instant equity to cover your down payment (unlikely) still need reserves to safely repair and manage it. 

Please provide the links you attest exist that allow people to learn investing and creative financing, legally and safely for free?

@Greg Strunak have you tried the anti-barking devices they sell online?

I agree that's true but kind of a mute point imo... if you're concerned with the pex leaching chemicals then you should be concerned with the piping that city water travels in before reaching your pex lines and the quality of the city tap water in general.... as well as anything you drink that's bottled and any food that's bagged in plastic even those labelled as food safe which have been shown to leach chemicals.

My recommendation if you choose to invest out of state is to choose cities in safe and economically diversified areas with above-average income and population growth.

It safe and less stressful of an investment.

How can I safely put a cap rate just based on my asking price and NOI?

I'm pretty sure The Wire filmed here for their "Hamsterdam" sequences. anyway, some responsibility must be allocated to the infinite greed of the investor who believed this to be a reasonably safe investment?

Hi - Getting very close to completing my new build construction and had 2 questions around De Minimus Safe Harbor rules/accounting1)  For appliances that I purchase BEFORE official "available to rent" date.

- iPads or other such devices?