So according to him:the property isn't under foreclosurehe's not sure how much is left on the mortgagehe says there are no liens or environmental issues with the propertyhe says he will help with 25% of the demo costhe says he does not know the bank that's holding the mortgage, probably National City Bank and gave me a 10 digit number.he says I can come over and make a copy of all the paperwork he has on the propertyThis situation has a lot of moving pieces and time will have to be dedicated to this.

It is your digital business card.

Where I live, Forest Heights, is less than 1 mile from Top Golf, Casino, National Harbor, Tanger Outlets, Movie Theatre, brand new target, new restaurants. 

To be able to secure more bookings when you aren't staying there,  I would caution against buying a place that is too far north along the east shore, many guests here like to be close to the action (Heavenly,  Casinos, the city of south lake)

That advice isn't just digital words - it's where I've landed after much headache, and it's very likely I've got quite a bit more to lose than you do at this point in your investing journey.Also, can we please stop talking about San Diego real estate and cash flow vs appreciation?  

My first "close" was to convince them to board me as a new agent, despite the fact that they hadn't come downstate yet (not on local boards, MLS, etc, so for them to invest in that would require a lot of belief in what I wanted to do).I also started learning about marketing (focusing on digital) for my next book launch and got so passionate about it I contract my services out to local brick and mortar businesses (I will assist with their social media content, write blogs, email campaigns, run their ads, re-do their website, and more). 

You aren't trading international currencies or digital coins.

I made some other assumptions, but I'm seeing mid single digit cash on cash return and not enough cash flow.

I have a side thing i do. its by no means profitable but i enjoy art, so i run a small biz doing logo design and branding.Its fun and I dig it! 

I have not met the tenants as they were not there when i posted on their doors with my contact information and how rent will be collected digitally through paypal or venmo.