It's good practice in making the calculations needed to decide whether or not to pull the trigger on a potential deal.You soon learn that starting off as a Doctor is less advantageous than starting off as a Janitor, because the game presets your income and expenses based on the job title.

Kudos for taking the first step and getting your first deal.

I had a very simple answer to that NOPE I had to learn you have to learn it and I am not going to create my own competition given that so few props actually get sold at the courthouse steps.. 

Please, please, PLEASE learn how to underwrite an apartment before taking the next step.

I think all the other seasoned investors would agree the best timing to make your first step into REI is yesterday.  

I see you invested a serious amount of sweat equity (and real cash) into turning it into something practically new from the inside out, and it looks like it paid off in a big way.

I just wanted is sue a warning against one such company - due to the egregious manner in which he exercised his predatory practices  - in the guise of a legitimate company!!

It’s awesome that you’re taking steps toward buying in an area you love and planning for the future—whether it’s as a second home or a long-term investment for your kids, this is a meaningful goal.

I feel like it would be great to trust a property management company on all of this, but it would be hard not to step in if you could do a better job at screening bad tenants (eg screening HUGE future problems).I initially managed properties myself, but now I delegate that responsibility to my business partner, personal assistant, or a property manager at my brokerage.Most PMs I know will send you an applicant for final approval and you can get on the phone with them and ask them questions

WE also make sure our driveways are 4 feet wider than Lennar this way when they step out of the car they land on concrete NOT dirt .