Your all inclusive ticket includes your conference ticket, luxurious accommodation and all-inclusive dining options that let you choose from 17 gourmet restaurants and 11 bars, plus 24-hour room service!

You have the area experience and data to help you, but courthouse steps auctions are blind bidding (other than what you can find through the windows), all cash, 10 percent down at the time of close, and not always clear on all of the liens associated with the house (tax liens, HOA liens, utility liens, etc.). 

In the apartment industry, typically $250-300 per unit per month is held by the banks in escrow, but R&M can be much higher - Utilities - Is there any common-area lighting?  

What role do private money lenders and hard money loans play in creative real estate financing, and how can investors effectively utilize them?

@Conrado BalicustoWe utilize RentecDirect.com as a tenant facing portal to collect our rent, deposit it to our bank account, market our properties, screen our tenants, handle our accounting and more.  

Currently, my friend and I split the monthly mortgage payment but he pays all utilities.

The decision as to which structure to utilize usually depends heavily on whether or not you are eligible for a Solo 401k.

Utilize the most efficient form of entities, Series LLC instead of individual LLCs, LLC instead of corporation (you can elect to have LLC TAXED as a corporation if that is desirable), LLC instead of limited partnership (eliminates the need for a separate entity to be created as general partner).  

My business partner and I have been successfully utilizing wholesaling as an exit strategy for the past three years.

vacancy, repairs, capex, management, any shared utilities, any groundskeeping not done by the tenants, any permits or registration fees, etc.