As a PM, his team would be familiar with areas and could help underwrite the property and take care of the day to day headaches. 

The 15-20 year run people had is gone, so be VERY careful with listening to some of these "real estate gurus." 7.

I’ve taken care of all my debt and am pre-approved for roughly $220,000.

You need 6" clear from ground to bottom plate, and ground must slope away from house...5) Any place that water can enter the house (doors and windows, skylights, where roof meets eaves, etc...) should be checked thoroughly, if it's not raining on inspection day, you have to be really careful with this...any suspect areas, put a hose on them....

So be careful

This is the list to not invest in without extreme careful attention to detail.Don't go where the masses are going.

We care about our investors' success, but it's ultimately up to each investor to take action to accomplish their goals however they do it!

I still think if you're an investor, you need to run your numbers carefully. 

At the end of the day, 99% of sellers and brokers only care about your surety to close (I leave out 1% that might care about HOW you operate your deals, regardless of price paid).The fact that you have never closed a large transaction AND are not providing all your proof of funds up front and/or talking with brokers about where the money is coming from, will give them some trepidation.  

I’m 30 years old, 10 month old son, juggling taking care of the family, property of 21 acres, an old farm house, work, and real estate.