It was nightmare after nightmare with this guy to the point where I double checked his licensing, but apparently there are no real qualifications even for commercial work in NE?

One of the structure that was recommended by a US-CAN CPA to avoid double taxation and stay protected was the following: Real estate A is owned by LLC A, Real estate B is owned by LLC B, Real Estate C is owned by LLC C (or you can put some of them together instead of having many LLCs).

@Charles PerkinsI am a fan of the slow and steady systematic step by step path to investing success.Many of the gurus say Go Big or Go Home.I say if you are a beginner skier - do you go to the top of the mountain and jump off a cliff going down a black double diamond slope?

@Chetan Parakh keep in mind that a double close allows you to buy and sell without the RE license.

If you are thinking about buying at $350,000, but average prices are around $150,000, you'd be double the average or more. 

Not your fault but I'd be curious what they indicated...It's very surprising to me that they visited the home and didn't have an issue with double covered roof and missing shingles..iIf that's the case I'd say it's less likely you have full replacement cost on your roof but I'm just making an educated guess.You need to check your policy to see what kind of coverage you have.A claim will definitely affect your pricing.

Maybe you get luck and double your money or assign it for $5000 profit.Lots of these courses you can find on ebay for a couple hundred...or if you have a 1/2 priced books store near you. 

When you can sell a 43608 and buy 75% of a 43612 with 75% of the income but enjoy a higher class of residents with double the rental demand it's a solid strategy.I wouldn't say 43608 (or 43605 / 43609 and a few others) doesn't make money...it's that your portfolio of ten properties runs about a 40% chance of any property being rented for 8 months, requires an eviction and full rehab (the bane of realized income).

Guest checks in, i double check camera to make sure no issues getting in (sometimes people have issues using Schlage lock.

Prices have doubled in the last 9 years in Milwaukee and I would not be shocked if that would happen again