I am taking this slow and have viewed only one potential home so far, just to get my feet wet and allow my wife to participate and provide input.  

People are getting pretty proud of their houses for sale and the asking prices reflect it.

Brenton,Be careful,  if you materially do NOT participate in your rental activities you cannot deduct standard 25k passive losses.

I had wanted to do something I could be more proud of.Second mistake was a failure on my part to have an understanding with my partner/contractor as to how much time he would be spending on the project, as he had other outside work. 

When the investment conversation and participation moves from the classes (the professionals, the experienced and the educated) to the masses it is an indicator of froth if not a market top.

I am just someone, imspired by Gary Vee, who has taken time to do google research, read blogs, watched YouTube videos, participate in forums, looked into some SEO tools, etc.As part of another SEO tool, I also searched your site in ahrefs and it shows you have 105 visitors this past month.

I’m 26 years old and single and I help take care of my disabled mother, much of my money I got from a relative dying and I want to make them proud and grow it and be able to support myself and my family well.I am not looking to own 100 rentals, just make a few more smart moves.

We're looking to purchase a 19-unit multi-family and have a foreign investor (from Spain) who is a very close friend that wants to participate in the investment.

I've also participated in Brandon Turner's "How to Analyze Rental Properties for Maximum Cash Flow" webinar. 

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