For the most part vs focusing on a specific neighborhood or two I would say keep you options open to all. 

Networking plays a crucial role in this industry and remember to keep learning continuously.

We heat and keep the doors closed and don't have issues normally.

Just keep in mind that entertainment expenses—like taking clients out for a show or a game—aren’t deductible anymore.And, yes, you can deduct 100% of your education expenses if you’re already a real estate investor.

I've been updating things that need it and lucky enough, I can do the work myself to keep cost down for now, only because it be my first rental.any advise would be much appreciated. 

How do you evaluate if a property is ideal for flipping or if you should keep it as a rental?

But if you are just buying a home that you will keep as is...that's something that just about all of us do pretty easily.Feel free to reach out directly if you want to talk it through some. 

As for valuing the property, keep in mind that the properties are valued based on NOI, just like any business. 

AI costs $.02 per property analyzed - so narrowing down in step 2 is there to keep the cost low and the list targeted.

Otherwise like Nicholas said, you're paying some unnecessary costs and will likely need to keep more equity in the property with a refinance than what you would've buying it with financing right off the bat.