You'll find, in your master plan that you've outlined above, that an experienced and knowledgeable mortgage professional is an essential ingredient to your success.  

Request that they drill holes in the walls and shoot "Borid" (which has an active ingredient of Boric Acid in powder form) in there.

I LOVE NETWORKING and believe it is a key ingredient to being financially free. 

That led me down the path of researching the ingredients that make up an affordable, safe, and EXPLOSIVE rental market.Picking the right market will:-Ensure that you get positive cashflow on your deals-Have a high likelihood of great appreciation over the long run-Protect your investments during a downturn due to less recession in the immediate area-Give you a thriving community to plug into to help you learn the ropes and meet the right people-And much moreDon't be blinded by a house that's only 20K but it's in a small, rural town.Price isn't everything.That house will be hard to renovate, keep rented, and manage in a town like that.

hey, I appreciate your expertise in this area of new York, lots of areas are over saturated with high end buyers, not really sure if these buyers really know anything about RE investing, or they're just ingredients flowing the market, meaning there going with the times and have the resources to purchase properties, for long term investments.

The extra seceret ingredient on this project was a couple of coats of rustoleum 2x matt clear right out of the aerosol can!

I am quite sure a bank is going to want the players to have a lot of experience in the space... very good balance sheet.. and probably have the land paid for in cash.. as their skin in the game.. with those ingredients you can get this done. 

Independence is an ingredient for confidence and my brother was full of it!

Experience, track record and relationships are all important ingredients when working with your local bank.

A lot of people use social like a cake recipe without the key ingredients and wonder why the cake won't rise/bake well/taste good.