It's full steam ahead from here and I'll be back active on the forums regularly.Happy to hear your flip is going well would love to hear the details when you reach the end! 

And I am assuming your in the 90% of investors that is just looking to be a landlord.were you have to be more cognizant of market trends is what we do.. value add building new construction land development ext.. those are much more risky in fluctuating market.for us we are gung ho on 2018 and probably most of 2019... sales are brisk in Portland prices up 20% from last year and sales are steaming.. but that's more of a business not just buy and hold.I have personally been in this game for 42 years continually and have bought, sold, rented, loaned money and cut timber in every year .. 

Maybe some steam gets going tonight.

My building had galvanized water piping, cast iron drains, knob and tube wiring and an old steam boiler system (boiler was new, but the rest wasn't.

@Sam Byrd You're a steam roller!

We had a professional carpet cleaning company steam clean the entire carpeted area of the house.

I mean, if jewelry pays better than real estate, then that's that :PAt the same time, if she likes the idea of doing it, and you are okay with all of it, then go full-steam ahead on the loans like Bryan says.

the fees were $120 and $150 so although not steep its still a drop in the bucket for something i have never even seen. i'm guessing they will have a few free meetings for beginners so its on my list. wholesaling is a possibility but i have to put the same amount of work into it either way. i still have to find the contacts, negotiate, write up contracts, drive around looking at the propertys, due a smaller amount of due diligance and then find a buyer...the only thing it cuts out is the part where i need the money instead of someone else fixing it....so essentially i am throwing myself in as a full rehabber and if/when i am unable to fully take on the project i can ease it back and just flip the contract. might as well go full steam with full intent with a backup plan rather than tiptoe in and then still get scared. i do agree that wholesaling will get me some cash in the bank though and its still on the table for me.

Hey Folks - Looking for some advice here...I have a property with a single steam boiler and three apartments spread out on three floors of the building.

That includes a complete house steam clean at about $1k.Obviously, the PM never entered the house in the 15 years that the tenant lived there.