There are several hurdles during the process:Find the deal - Unless you are marketing or plugged into a community where there are opportunities, it isn't always easy to find the right dealsEvaluate the deal - Without professional guidance and research tools, it is difficult for a newbie investor to evaluate and ARV/FMV or create an adequate rehab budgetSecondary exit strategies - If things don't go as planned are their other opportunities to exit profitably.

It is an awesome system and does everything for single and multi family management, makes our difficult job so much easier.

You’ll want to invest in areas that have tenant interest but also aren't on the extreme end of neighborhood quality—this means avoiding the very toughest spots, where turnover can be high and managing tenants can be difficult.

Bryan: California is a difficult place to learn, because everything is so pricy.  

I'd done some reading in the past and thought a few of the main Canadian banks had such specialty trust divisions that could help you with plan setup.As for finding investments, networking with other investors, real estate agents, etc. is the way to go.Brian, from what I've heard is that CAN banks  make it extremely difficult to setup. 

You lock in your interest rate and if rates drop you can prepay at any time and refinance at a lower rate without penalty.If the deal is commercial, whether commercial multifamily (5+ units), office, industrial, self storage, hotel, you name it...the choice becomes far more difficult. 

I have to choose between a much cheaper market that I live in that is much easier to cash flow, but finding good renters could be more difficult.

For your ~$10K fee, I expect for you to be thorough and clear and make sure that these things are known as it is difficult to see everything on video.

It's difficult to see how a tenant will be after screened and signing a lease.

The eviction process is really not that difficult as long as they don’t appeal it I’ll give you the attorneys name if you would like.