A bad one will kill your investment and your sanity.Do you know what kinds of things you want in a manager to be able to interview more thoroughly?

It is important to get one on one time because you are basically interviewing for the house.

Definitely listen to the 25th episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast - cause we actually interview Mehran Kamari about his story.

I did recently get emails from Farmer's insurance asking me to interview.

I learned a ton from that interview!

(I'm not a big fan of classified sites such as Craigslist, etc.)If you do end up working with a realtor, interview them to make sure they understand investment property and real estate investing.

In my experience it takes a skilled and experienced loan officer to weed through the answers in the interview process.

Wondering if anyone has any thoughts about the recent interview by Meredith Whitney, about the only Wall Street analysts worth anything, on CNBC.She talked about Detroit bankruptcy saying more is coming.

I'd go to a REI meeting and get some referrals (don't do what I did which was interview every CPA in town until you find one - this took f-o-r-e-v-e-r and I ended up with the CPA most REI guys and attys. use).

If I knew enough about what I was buying, I would also be working on automation/procedures as well as attending the local REIA and interviewing contractors.