Work your way up in quantity that will ultimately allow other people budgeted and paid for Property Management Company running the daily operations and you are responsible to manage the management company without having to come out of your own pocket.I have heard that it takes about 30 units before you can afford a management company as a regular expense that property will pay for. 

I've had numerous repairs done on my properties, and I'll be adding some appliances which should be able to be claimed on taxes this year. 

Sottile Barile.Ask for tony Barile - that is who I have used on numerous loans in Indiana. 

Huge red flag. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/201887-chicago-investment-club-leaders---feedback-needed#-numerous other "companies" these guys have been running in the same business.

There needs to be a valid reason for us to be together.If you just want to see someones face there are numerous ways to do that.

All said, there can be numerous reasons a property is listed for an extended amount of time that have nothing to do with the physical condition of the improvements.

It's a sign that you are willing to move to make your first investment.What you should do while you are dealing with your first investment is to learn about how to recruit investors and/or Partners so you can start purchasing apartments but start off small and work your way up in quantity as you learn. 

I really believe that while an agent should be very knowledgeable about the real estate market....you should also have a great connection with that person because its going to be a fun/scary/emotional/weird/crazy/hectic time and you want to be able to ride that roller coaster with someone you generally like and can stand putting up with numerous showings and phone calls and texts.

I live in Cali, but after running the numbers on numerous houses here it has become obvious that this area is not necessarily ideal at the moment, never mind the other legal issues.

I've read numerous books and all of Brandon Turners books...this guy has inspired me so much which is why I am here!