Free cell phones, diabetic test strips and mostly "we buy houses"... you don't buy houses, you buy trashy signs.

Marie Poe but what if he kept his cell clean and tidy?

However, I don't want to put all of my eggs in one basket, especially since I have only had correspondence via email at this point.

However, I don't want to put all of my eggs in one basket, especially since I have only had correspondence via email at this point.

A lot of new comers used Google's voice; I think the best thing gets a cheap cell service and answers the phone when someone calls.Joe Gore

You never can tell: especially when the property is free and clear.You do not have to put all your eggs  in one basket, continue your marketing looking for other out of state owners - some will, some won't. so what (SW, SW, SW)... next.Wishing you all the best of luck

That means you're likely putting all your contracting eggs in that basket, and if for some reason it doesn't work out with your FIL (too expensive, low quality, too slow, etc), you won't have the experience going out to find contractors and will likely make some bad decisions with respect to future contractors.Think of it this way -- 90% of all contractors aren't going to be good choices for rehabbing/flipping houses. 

Just like my cell phone bill.

Every now and then, I would splurge on eggs for protein.

I recently signed a tenant on a month to month lease whom informed me that he will be changing his cell phone number hours after signing the lease with me.